Eugenics

News About Eugenics

• News

  What’s the Connection Between Eugenics and Evolution?

  

  Nov. 14, 2023 from Ken Ham Blog

  A recent article from LifeSite News highlighted the connection between Darwinian evolution and the thinking of the early eugenicists.

• News

  The New Face of Eugenics? Artificial Intelligence Sorts Embryos for IVF

  

  July 27, 2023 from Ken Ham Blog

  The Christian Post highlighted a new technology called EMA that uses AI to “rul[e] out which [embryos] are unsuitable for a successful pregnancy.”

Articles About Eugenics

• Book Chapter

  What About Eugenics and Planned Parenthood?

  

  Jan. 8, 2018 from The New Answers Book 3

  Life is precious—no matter how short or how impaired that life may be.

• Are There Transhumans in Our Future?

  

  July 9, 2015

  Transhumanism is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current limitations. Is there any reason to fear advances in humans?

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  William J. Bryan’s Fight against Eugenics and Racism in the Scopes Trial

  Sept. 25, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  Bryan’s objections to evolution were openly related to Darwin’s writings about eugenics and its implications for human rights, human dignity, and humanity as a whole.

• Skeletons in the Closet

  April 30, 2011 from News to Know

  The dark history of human genetics illustrates the dangers of science misunderstood and misused.

• New Eugenics Exhibit

  March 17, 2007

  A new exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, examines eugenics in mid-century Germany and other countries, including Norway, Spain, Brazil, Japan, and the U.S.

• Technical Research Paper

  H.G. Wells: Darwin’s Disciple and Eugenicist Extraordinaire

  Dec. 1, 2004, pp. 116–120

  After being exposed to Darwinism in school, H.G. Wells converted from devout Christian to devout Darwinist and spent the rest of his life proselytizing for Darwin and eugenics.

• The Dark Side of Evolution

  May 10, 2002

  Through 1979, about 8,000 people in Virginia were prevented from being able to have children because they were considered to be ‘unfit.’