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Adelphi Genetics Forum
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The Adelphi Genetics Forum is a non-profit learned society based in the United Kingdom. Its aims are "to promote the public understanding of human heredity and to facilitate informed debate about the ethical issues raised by advances in reproductive technology."
Sir Francis Galton, circa 1890s. Honorary President of the Eugenics Education Society (1907–1911). Image from the Wellcome Library.
Sir Francis Galton, circa 1890s. Honorary President of the Eugenics Education Society (1907–1911). Image from the Wellcome Library.
A Eugenics Society exhibit (1930s). Image from the Wellcome Library.
A Eugenics Society exhibit (1930s). Image from the Wellcome Library.
Eugenics
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Eugenics is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or promoting those judged to be superior. 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 heated debate around whether these technologies should be considered eugenics or not.
A 1930s exhibit by the Eugenics Society. Two of the signs read "Healthy and Unhealthy Families" and "Heredity as the Basis of Efficiency".
A 1930s exhibit by the Eugenics Society. Two of the signs read "Healthy and Unhealthy Families" and "Heredity as the Basis of Efficiency".
Francis Galton, an early eugenicist, coined the term itself.[need quotation to verify]
Francis Galton, an early eugenicist, coined the term itself.[need quotation to verify]
G. K. Chesterton, an opponent of eugenics, photographed by Ernest Herbert Mills in 1909
G. K. Chesterton, an opponent of eugenics, photographed by Ernest Herbert Mills in 1909
Schloss Hartheim, a former center for Nazi Germany's Aktion T4 campaign
Schloss Hartheim, a former center for Nazi Germany's Aktion T4 campaign