Baptist Press - FIRST-PERSON: The ugly American history of eugenics is exposed - News with a Christian Perspective: Consequentialism is the idea that ethical decisions are made based on projected outcomes. There are several different theories that implement this process, but the basic idea is that the ends justify the means. In the case of eugenics, the desired end was a society full of healthy, productive, intelligent people. The logic of consequentialism said that any means necessary to produce that desired result is acceptable. This included forcibly prohibiting those deemed "unacceptable" from reproducing.
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