This paper considers recent developments in terminating human life affected by intellectual
and developmental disability. It brings these developments together under the heading of a …

Human progress has occurred throughout human existence. It is typically regarded as a
positive thing in as much as it proceeds on the basis of, and results in, changes to the …

Quality of life is a concept that has had robust development and application in the field of
intellectual disability in recent decades. It functions as an apt goal for individuals to enhance …

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Abstract The authors of “The Quiet Progress of the New Eugenics”(QPNE) assert that some
current practices, such as euthanasia and/or assisted suicide (EAS) for disabled newborns …

A main objective of this article is to give a presentation of the widespread acceptance of
eugenics in the twentieth century and to show how the German euthanasia programmes …

For the past 30 years, there has been consistent academic interest in the history of eugenics
and in its contemporary significance and resonance, an interest sparked in part by the …

Prejudices against people who have noticeable disabilities have resulted in needless social
and economic barriers to their participation in society. In Germany under the Nazis, a …

Throughout history, science and technology have had a profound impact on disabled
people's lives, both positive and negative. Prevailing ideology contends that science and …

Disabled people are under threat for their very existence in our modern technological
societies. Medical science feels able to ex its muscles and power to abolish all life where the …