Just as the word "eugenics" evokes memories of Nazi exterminations, in Taiwan, the words "ethnic group" can easily spark emotional responses and touch sensitive political nerves. This is hard to avoid even if one stresses that this is based on objective, reasonable science.
然而，正如德國納粹藉「優生」為名行猶太滅族之實的殷鑑不遠，在台灣，「族群」二字也容易牽動情緒反應與政治敏感神經，即便在強調客觀理性的醫學領域，也同樣難以避免。