eugenics

University of Edinburgh in free speech row over article praising scientist who advocated eugenics

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The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist.  Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more

Marie Stopes charity changes its name over birth control clinic founder’s links to eugenics 

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Abortion charity Marie Stopes changes its name to distance itself from its founder’s links to eugenics and Nazis Charity is dropping name of woman who created Britain’s first birth control clinic The charity will instead be known as MSI Reproductive Choices from today  Stopes was advocate for sterilisation of people considered unfit for parenthood By Daily … Read more