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> In recent years, the term has seen a revival in bioethical discussions on the usage of new technologies such as CRISPR and genetic screening, with a heated debate on whether these technologies should be called eugenics or not.

This contention referenced by Wikipedia shows that the debate goes well beyond Nazis. There's no other convenient non-euphemistic word for this concept.



Why don't we call the evil uses of the ideas of heredity "eugenics," and call the good uses of DNA science, "genetic medicine." Plenty of other words have good/evil divides, like "surgery" vs. "assault with a deadly weapon."




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