eugenics; healthy breeding; birth of healthy children
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to practice eugenics; to give birth to healthy children of good quality through scientific methods; to improve the genetic quality of offspring
formalCommonly used in the context of population policy, family planning, and public health in China. Often appears in the set phrase '优生优育' (eugenics and good child-rearing). The term carries neutral-to-positive connotations in official contexts but may have controversial implications in discussions of genetic selection.
We advocate fewer births and better births, controlling the population size and improving the quality of the population.
Eugenics and good child-rearing are important means of improving population quality.
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The government encourages couples of childbearing age to undergo eugenic screening to prevent genetic diseases.
This course mainly teaches knowledge of eugenics, genetics, and prenatal diagnosis.