[Samildanach]

I happen to be a supporter of the idea of Eugenics and while not supporting hitlers methods I do support the idea of genetic engineering to improve the human populace.

There are several definitions of eugenics here are some of the more common ones.

A doctrine which holds that the human race can be "improved" by selective control of breeding to eradicate less "desirable" traits in society. The supporters of eugenics argue that social problems are caused by inherited genetic traits in people which can be bred out to resolve the problem for future generations.

the use of genetic engineering to produce a superior race.

A spin-off of the 'survival of the fittest' ideas of Charles Darwin (see Darwinism), which was popularised by his cousin Francis Galton (1822-1911). He defined eugenics as 'the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, whether physically or mentally'. These ideas eventually led to the euthanasia practised by the Nazis and to the Holocaust. They were also put into practice in a less lethal but still damaging way by many governments, including those in the US, Britain and Sweden, especially in the treatment of people with learning difficulties

Literally "good birth" in Greek. A movement prevalent in western Canada and elsewhere during the early twentieth century to prevent the reproduction of children by persons deemed to have mental deficiencies.