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The word "eugenics" is based on Greek roots meaning "well born."  The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides 1883 as the date of origin for the term.  Later, Darwin's son, Leonard, served as the president of the First Congress of Eugenics in 1912 in London.

The word "eugenics" is based on Greek roots meaning "well born."  The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides 1883 as the date of origin for the term.  Later, Darwin's son, Leonard, served as the president of the First Congress of Eugenics in 1912 in London.

The encyclopedia describes eugenics as now being "in disrepute,"<ref>Dead link:  http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/e/e007001431f.html</ref> although Professor Peter Singer of Princeton University has sought to remove the stigma from it.  Evolutionist and atheist [[Richard Dawkins]] has stated in one letter his wish that it no longer be banned from polite discussion.<ref>Dawkins, Richard (November 19, 2006).  [http://web.archive.org/web/20090113170158/http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1031440.0.eugenics_may_not_be_bad.php "Eugenics may not be bad"].  ''Sunday Herald'' [Scotland].  Retrieved from January 13, 2009 archive at Internet Archive on September 24, 2014.</ref>

The encyclopedia describes eugenics as now being "in disrepute,"<ref>Dead link:  http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/e/e007001431f.html</ref> although Professor [[Peter Singer]] of Princeton University has sought to remove the stigma from it.  Evolutionist and atheist [[Richard Dawkins]] has stated in one letter his wish that it no longer be banned from polite discussion.<ref>Dawkins, Richard (November 19, 2006).  [http://web.archive.org/web/20090113170158/http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1031440.0.eugenics_may_not_be_bad.php "Eugenics may not be bad"].  ''Sunday Herald'' [Scotland].  Retrieved from January 13, 2009 archive at Internet Archive on September 24, 2014.</ref>

In the early 1900s, many influential officials advocated Darwinism and eugenics.  Supreme Court Justice [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]] became a strong proponent.  So did many others in prominent government and academic positions.  Members of the British Eugenics Society, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation, are listed.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19970801030506/http://homepages.enterprise.net/eugenics/briteugen/index.html "British Eugenics Society"] (1997).  Eugenics Watch.  Retrieved from August 1, 1997 archive at Internet Archive on September 24, 2014.</ref>

In the early 1900s, many influential officials advocated Darwinism and eugenics.  Supreme Court Justice [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]] became a strong proponent.  So did many others in prominent government and academic positions.  Members of the British Eugenics Society, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation, are listed.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19970801030506/http://homepages.enterprise.net/eugenics/briteugen/index.html "British Eugenics Society"] (1997).  Eugenics Watch.  Retrieved from August 1, 1997 archive at Internet Archive on September 24, 2014.</ref>