In 1883, Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone), after determining that deafness was hereditary in nature, suggested that two individuals who are deaf should not marry (and, therefore, produce children). This is an example of

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Alexander Graham Bell's suggestion that two individuals who are deaf should not marry because deafness is hereditary is an example of eugenics, which is the practice of selectively breeding individuals to achieve desired traits in their offspring. Eugenics aims to improve the genetic quality of a population by promoting certain desired traits and discouraging others. In this case, Bell believed that avoiding the reproduction of individuals with deafness would improve the genetic quality of the population.

In 1883, Alexander Graham Bell (Inventor of the Telephone), After