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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>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:  //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 [[Planned Parenthood|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 [[Planned Parenthood|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>