How Can We Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?

Eugenics is the idea that people can improve humanity by regulating who is allowed to reproduce and who is not. And we've seen it happen before in America and around the world.  How can we as a society avoid the mistakes of the past to take advantage of the principles of genetics to improve human life?This discussion is adapted from PBS Learning Media, WETA and pgEd

How Can We Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?

Eugenics is the idea that people can improve humanity by regulating who is allowed to reproduce and who is not. And we've seen it happen before in America and around the world.  How can we as a society avoid the mistakes of the past to take advantage of the principles of genetics to improve human life?This discussion is adapted from PBS Learning Media, WETA and pgEd