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The Merriam-Webster dictionary does provide the date of origin for the word "eugenics": 1883. That was when Darwin's cousin, Sir Francis Galton, first coined the term. Later Darwin's son, Leonard, served as the president of the First Congress of Eugenics in 1912 in London.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary does provide the date of origin for the word "eugenics": 1883. That was when Darwin's cousin, Sir Francis Galton, first coined 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>http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/e/e007001431f.html</ref> although Professor [[Peter Singer]] of Princeton University and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] seek to remove the stigma from it.<ref>http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1031440.0.eugenics_may_not_be_bad.php</ref>
The encyclopedia describes eugenics as now being "in disrepute,"<ref>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. Richard Dawkins has stated in one letter that it no longer be banned from polite discussion, but did not actually advocate it; in fact he stated in the same letter his distaste for the idea.<ref>http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1031440.0.eugenics_may_not_be_bad.php</ref>
In the early 1900s, many influential officials advocated Darwinism and eugenics. Supreme Court Justice 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 [http://www.africa2000.com/ENDX/eug_ij.htm].
In the early 1900s, many influential officials advocated Darwinism and eugenics. Supreme Court Justice 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 [http://www.africa2000.com/ENDX/eug_ij.htm].