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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, [[Leonard Darwin|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, [[Leonard Darwin|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://web.archive.org/web/20010224015950/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). [https://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>["Eugenics" http://web.archive.org/web/20010224015950/www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/e/e007001431f.html] (Oct. 2001 or bef.). Funk and Wagnall's website</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). [https://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 [[Spartans]] in ancient Greece practiced a primitive form of eugenics, wherein babies which were judged to be too "weak" or "sickly" would be left to die.
The [[Spartans]] in ancient Greece practiced a primitive form of eugenics, wherein babies which were judged to be too "weak" or "sickly" would be left to die.