Traditionally, the question of euthanasia has been framed in terms of compassion and
mercy. There have always been those who deceive themselves into believing," We are …

Many people hold that there is an important moral distinction between passive euthanasia
and active euthanasia. Thus, while the AMA [American Medical Association] maintains that …

1968 ging ich in ein Kinderheim, um für achtzehn Monate mit behinderten Kindern zu
arbeiten. In unserem Hause waren die Kinder alle acht bis zwölf Jahre alt: spastisch …

A study of 78 parents of Down's syndrome children shows that, while most were in favour of
abortion for a handicapped fetus, they were divided equally on whether euthanasia (no …

The vexed ethical and legal questions which arise as regards the maintenance of life in an
individual who is not (or who is no longer) otherwise capable of meaningful survival have …

A huge ethical dilemma in medicine has always been the conflict between the “sanctity” and
“quality” of life. Such issues particularly occur at both ends of life, in the elderly and newborn …

Introduction. The subject of deliberate neonatal death is increasingly attracting the attention
of writers in law, medicine and public policy. An article in this journal by Joseph E Magent …

The Groningen Protocol allows active euthanasia of severely ill newborns with unbearable
suffering. Defenders of the protocol insist that the protocol refers to terminally ill infants and …

The Dutch rules governing neonatal euthanasia, known as the Groningen Protocol, require
parental consent for severely disabled infants with poor prognoses to have their lives …

In my discussion of the ethical problems of treating severely handicapped children (i) I
criticised the view that so called'selective treatment'is morally preferable to infanticide. In his …