Eugenics, an ugly disaster for any minority when it is directed to erasure a certain thing in a group of people that is unliked by the majority or another group of people opposite of those without the "undesirable" trait. This concept has happened for many years in the past, like in the 19th and 20th century, but what if I were to tell you that it's still happening today, but in more ways than one? Especially to Autistic people? Now, I bet you are wondering what I mean by this. Well, in order to show you, we must know what eugenics is and why it is done. So, what is Eugenics? Eugenics is the theoretical practice that aims to create "the perfect human" through medical and, as of now, social practices that are done with the intentions to "improve humanity" through genetic quality. This can be done through practices such as conversion therapy, surgeries, unnecessary medicalization, forced sterilization, e...
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