Trump Is Enacting Structural Eugenics

It is important we understand this term, what it means for our personal safety, and why we must stand united to stop this fascism

You may not have heard the term Structural Eugenics before, but sadly we live at a time where it’s critical we know what it means, and what it looks like. Because MAGA and Trump are showing us what Structural Eugenics looks like—and it is horrifying.

MAGA Republicans are tracking autism, menstrual cycles, criticism of Trump, criticism of Israel, Trans people, and anyone who even dares whisper DEI—but NOT vaccination rates, measles spread, COVID deaths, firearm proliferation, firearm deaths, bird flu cases, people killed by law enforcement, climate change, or food regulations.

This is an unholy recipe for fascism and national disaster. This will kill is already killing people—and I fear that’s the MAGA goal. Let’s Address This.

A propaganda poster whitewashing Eugenics as beneficial to human evolution.

Eugenics is the discredited and racist theory that selective breeding can and should be used to improve the human race. While many see this as a fascist act of the past, as Osagie K. Obasogie, a professor of law and bioethics at UC Berkeley, points out, it has persisted in insidious ways into modern times. Today, in the United States, a troubling trend has emerged where MAGA Republicans prioritize monitoring certain social issues while neglecting critical public health concerns. This selective focus raises alarms about which lives matter. Shocking no one, the group that incessantly chants “all lives matter,” doesn’t actually believe that either.​ By enacting eugenicist views as a matter of public policy, MAGAs advance Structural Eugenics. Below I share examples of how the Trump regime is enacting structural eugenics in broad daylight.

How MAGAs Are Enacting Structural Eugenics

MAGA-aligned officials have concentrated efforts on:​

• Autism Surveillance: President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have falsely linked vaccines to autism, despite scientific consensus debunking this claim. In recent years, this false claim has led to vaccine aversion, leading to increased death and suffering.

• Menstrual Cycle Tracking: Some states have proposed or enacted policies allowing the monitoring of women's reproductive health data, raising privacy concerns.​ In Virginia, the Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin blocked a bill that would have banned law enforcement from seeking a woman’s menstrual history.

• Banning Criticism of Political Figures: The Trump regime is disappearing and deporting Palestinian students, or any Black or brown person in general, who is critical of US foreign policy on Israel.​ Furthermore, Trump is set to deport U.S. citizens he doesn’t like, all while wholly denying due process of law. This is de facto authoritarian and fascist.

• Criminalizing Transgender Individuals: Legislation in various states targets transgender rights, including restrictions on healthcare access and participation in sports.​ The ACLU is tracking nearly 600 anti-LGBTQ bills in various state and federal legislatures—all designed to demonize a small minority of the country for the crime of existing.

• Eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: Efforts to dismantle DEI programs in education and government institutions are underway, undermining progress toward equality.​ The Federal government has wholly eliminated DEI programs as part of its fascist Project 2025 agenda.

Neglected Public Health and Safety Issues

But it is not just about what MAGAs are monitoring, it is also about what they are ignoring. Thus, conversely, there is a noticeable lack of attention to pressing public health matters, which also puts our lives at risk, and in fact costs lives. For example:

• Vaccination Rates: Vaccination coverage has declined, leading to outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles. At least two children have died so far. RFK has done nothing but spew vaccine disinformation, which all but ensures more death.

• COVID-19 Management: Despite ongoing risks, there is diminished emphasis on COVID-19 precautions and vaccination efforts.​ Currently, approximately 340 Americans still die each week due to COVID.

• Censoring Firearm Violence: Gun-related deaths remain a significant issue, yet comprehensive gun control measures are lacking.​ Absurdly, House Republicans continue to vote to ban the CDC from studying gun violence and gun deaths, even as we know that gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children in America.

• Ignoring Climate Change: Despite the existential threat of climate change to all humanity, environmental policies addressing it are defunded and removed. In fact, right now Trump is contemplating an Executive Order that would remove tax exempt status from climate justice non-profit organizations.

• Ending Food Safety Regulations: There is insufficient focus on ensuring the safety and nutritional quality of the food supply.​ And worse, Trump is signing Executive Orders to further gut food regulations.

Collapsing Into Structural Eugenics

These policies are devastating. They will continue to disproportionately harm low income communities, Black and brown communities, and women. This selective governance reflects structural eugenics, where policies disproportionately affect marginalized communities by neglecting their health and safety needs. Thus, by ignoring essential public health measures, the Trump regime effectively determines whose lives are prioritized, and whose lives are expendable.

This sets a dangerous precedent, where ideology overshadows the responsibility of safeguarding public health. Regardless of political affiliation, it is imperative to challenge these horrific policies because they compromise the health and well-being of any nation. Justice mandates our collective action against policies that values some lives more than others. Continue to raise your voice, and continue to demand meaningful protections for our health and well-beings.

Otherwise, none of us are safe, because all of us are next.