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Pro-Choice

Scootaloo

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Reply to ShawnRIN (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 09:04 AM

Jul 2013

Eugenics (\yü-ˈje-niks\) is the bio-social movement which advocates practices to improve the genetic composition of a population, usually a human population.

It is a social philosophy advocating the improvement of human hereditary traits through the promotion of higher reproduction of more desired people and traits, and reduced reproduction of less desired people and traits.

Poverty is not a genetic situation.

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Is abortion eugenics for the poor? [View all] ShawnRIN Jul 2013 OP

I don't think so. To be eugenics wouldn't someone be forcing them to have abortions? peacebird Jul 2013 #1

Nope Scootaloo Jul 2013 #2

No. It's economics. DreamGypsy Jul 2013 #3

Poor people don't necessarily have more abortions tularetom Jul 2013 #4

Friend is an OBGYN doc at a city hospital Freddie Jul 2013 #5

No, but it's used by the poor to delay Ilsa Jul 2013 #6