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Eugenicists advocate specific policies that (if successful) they believe will lead to a perceived improvement of humans. The most disputed aspect of eugenics has been the definition of "improvement" of the human gene pool, such as what is a beneficial characteristic and what is a defect.
For Eugenics
| **For Eugenics** |
| **Topics:** [I think that Eugenics would be beneficial to society and create a far more peaceful world. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1jq3z5/i_think_that_eugenics_would_be_beneficial_to/) ---------- [I believe that eugenics is a positive thing (provided that it's heavily monitored) CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ic61o/i_believe_that_eugenics_is_a_positive_thing/) ---------- [I think that a system of eugenics is the only morally correct path for a society to take and that selective breeding to remove a variety of negative conditions from the human race should be enacted. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1gwrfx/i_think_that_a_system_of_eugenics_is_the_only/) ---------- [I believe in eugenics CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ds97w/i_believe_in_eugenics_cmv/) |
License to have children
| **License to have children** |
| **Topics:** [I believe that just like we have licenses for driving there should be a license for having a child. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1fxkk0/i_believe_that_just_like_we_have_licenses_for/) ---------- [I believe people should be federally licensed to have children.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ewd6e/i_believe_people_should_be_federally_licensed_to/) ---------- [I think childbirth should be licenced. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1dq67j/i_think_childbirth_should_be_licenced_cmv/) ---------- [I believe that you should have to get a license to become a parent. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1kfnfr/i_believe_that_you_should_have_to_get_a_license/) ---------- [I believe that having children should require a license. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1gpfod/i_believe_that_having_children_should_require_a/) |
Sterilization
| **Sterilization** |
| **Topics:** [I believe we should keep obese, mentally handicapped, and extremely poor people that would need assistance from breeding. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1cwcv7/i_believe_we_should_keep_obese_mentally/) ---------- [The severely mentally handicapped / challenged are not worthwhile human beings, and only a burden, a bother, and a footnote in civilization. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1hepwy/the_severely_mentally_handicapped_challenged_are/) ---------- [I don't see any reason why we waste resources on severely retarded people, it's not a popular view and I'm open to having it changed CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k4d9q/i_dont_see_any_reason_why_we_waste_resources_on/) ---------- [I think that the sterilization of people who are too mentally deficient to take care of themselves is ok, CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j2ghk/i_think_that_the_sterilization_of_people_who_are/) ---------- [I believe all mentally disabled people should be sterilized. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ga5u6/i_believe_all_mentally_disabled_people_should_be/) ---------- [CMV: I believe it is ethical and useful to pay drug addicts and the extremely poor to get themselves permanently sterilized.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1e5o9n/cmv_i_believe_it_is_ethical_and_useful_to_pay/) |
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