{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Ok one of my pet peeves is people classing the testing and abortion of Down Syndrome fetuses as \"eugenic\", or even one of your...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/648933769049489408/", "html": "<p>Ok one of my pet peeves is people classing the testing and abortion of Down Syndrome fetuses as &ldquo;eugenic&rdquo;, or even one of your -cide type permanent eliminations of a human variety.</p><p>Eugenics is about improving population quality by selecting for positive traits and against negative in reproduction so as to shape those present in future generations. </p><p>Down Syndrome is not hereditary, it arises spontaneously from irregularities in chromosome copying. Birthing fewer Down babies does nothing to reduce the incidence in future generations, and if a society ever stops filtering them, they will &ldquo;come back&rdquo; as before.</p>"}