I think the problem isn't that people don't support most of these measures, even if by calling it eugenics they'd pretend otherwise.
Its that once you get it beyond the individual level, and especially to the government level, it spins wildly out of control to horrible levels. Because pretty quick it goes from "abort this child to spare it a life of suffering" to "this child's Gene test said he will be a 95 IQ, kill it."
I think the problem isn't that people don't support most of these measures, even if by calling it eugenics they'd pretend otherwise.
Its that once you get it beyond the individual level, and especially to the government level, it spins wildly out of control to horrible levels. Because pretty quick it goes from "abort this child to spare it a life of suffering" to "this child's Gene test said he will be a 95 IQ, kill it."
"But doctor, the child is black!"
"Uhh quick, reclassify it as middle eastern, no one will know"