eugenics
US /juːˈdʒen.ɪks/
UK /juːˈdʒen.ɪks/
名詞
優生学
the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)
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The history of eugenics is fraught with ethical controversies.
優生学の歴史は倫理的な論争に満ちている。
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Critics argue that eugenics can lead to discrimination and human rights abuses.
批評家は、優生学が差別や人権侵害につながる可能性があると主張している。