Abortion Controversy, The
Abortion Controversy, The | Selective Abortion Is Immoral
So far as I know, this century’s first “cost-based” proposal for the selective killing of “worthless” humans appeared in a monograph published in Leipzig, Germany, in 1920—more than a dozen years before Adolf Hitler came to power. In an essay entitled Permitting the Destruction of Unworthy Life, Dr. Karl Binding wrote:
Since they require extensive care, they occasion the development of a profession devoted to providing years and decades of care for absolutely valueless lives. . . . Again, I find no grounds, legally, socially, ethically or...
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