eugenicist
a specialist in measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.
an advocate of measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.
Origin of eugenicist
1- Also eu·ge·nist [yoo-juh-nist, yoo-jen-ist]. /ˈyu dʒə nɪst, yuˈdʒɛn ɪst/.
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How to use eugenicist in a sentence
Apart from some eugenicists, however, most of these clergy wanted to give people access to contraception in order to create “healthy” families, regardless of income level.
Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream | LGBTQ-Editor | May 25, 2022 | No Straight NewsSadly, as Cleghorn relates, despite their importance as advocates for women’s reproductive health, the records of Sanger and Stopes are tainted by their eugenicist beliefs.
How medicine sought to control women’s bodies while ignoring their symptoms | Susan Okie | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostJudge Posner is both an enthusiastic advocate of euthanasia and an energetic eugenicist.
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