The professor warned that dysgenics could undermine decades of progress in public health if harmful traits were left unchecked.

The researchers warned that the loss of genetic diversity could enable dysgenic mutations to spread, raising the likelihood of offspring with reduced fitness.

Researchers debated whether certain social policies could inadvertently increase dysgenicity in the population.

Several critics labeled the plan dysgenical, worried it could encourage policies that would lower the genetic health of future generations.