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Autor/in | Hollander, Russell |
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Titel | Euthanasia and Mental Retardation: Suggesting the Unthinkable. |
Quelle | In: Mental Retardation, 27 (1989) 2, S.53-61 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Death; Ethics; Euthanasia; History; Institutionalized Persons; Mental Retardation; Social Attitudes; Trend Analysis |
Abstract | The article examines current opinions toward euthanasia of persons with mental retardation in light of the history of public and professional attitudes. It also discusses the rejection of euthanasia on moral and religious grounds, and notes the use of lifelong incarceration, based on eugenics principles, to accomplish similar ends. (DB) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |