Eugenics came and went over the careers timeline of the people who peddled it (as most of these policy fads do). At best it was tolerated by the uninvolved mas

Eugenics came and went over the careers timeline of the people who peddled it (as most of these policy fads do). At best it was tolerated by the uninvolved masses. Things like women voting, gay rights, etc. managed to persist after the people who staked their careers on it and would be compelled to peddle it croaked. Eugenics failed to convert the masses (good). That official policy of what you speak is just that, unilateral policy by various government institutions (usually prison systems and public health institutions). Most states didn't manage to get it through the legislature in any meaningful capacity because it was not something the masses cared for and therefore not something that a politician could earn votes peddling. It was as endorsed by the masses as some DOT policy about pothole patching would be.