If you tune in to US abortion discourse for long enough, you’re bound to come across the following argument: ‘Planned Parenthood is a racist eugenics group. Margaret Sanger—the founder of Planned Parenthood—was a eugenicist and a racist. She founded Planned Parenthood with one purpose in mind: to eliminate the ‘defective stock’ from the gene pool, by killing disabled and Black babies. Planned Parenthood today is just carrying on her legacy.’
Sanger IS relevant (to a small degree). While the "exterminate the negroes" thing is fake, Sanger was pretty clearly a horrible person, and if a movement attracts horrible people, you should take a hard look at the movement.
There are many well-known gene variants that reliably cause immense suffering. Any morally sane person ought to want to alter the gene pool. The only question is: for what purposes?
Sanger IS relevant (to a small degree). While the "exterminate the negroes" thing is fake, Sanger was pretty clearly a horrible person, and if a movement attracts horrible people, you should take a hard look at the movement.
There are many well-known gene variants that reliably cause immense suffering. Any morally sane person ought to want to alter the gene pool. The only question is: for what purposes?