The idea that one can design the future of the human species by fostering the reproduction of persons with certain traits and by discouraging the reproduction of persons without those traits is called:

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Eugenics is the idea of improving the genetic quality of the human population by controlled selective breeding. It involves the promotion of reproduction among individuals with desirable traits and the discouragement or prevention of reproduction among individuals with less desirable traits. This concept has been widely discredited and considered unethical due to its association with the eugenics movement that led to the forced sterilization and genocide of individuals deemed inferior.

The Idea That One Can Design the Future of the Human