“Death as a release from suffering”—The history and ethics of assisted dying in Germany since the end of the 19th century

Gerrit Hohendorf

doi:10.1016/j.npbr.2016.01.003

“Death as a release from suffering”—The history and ethics of assisted dying in Germany since the end of the 19th century

Gerrit Hohendorf

Associate Professorship of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	56-62
Number of pages	7
Journal	Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npbr.2016.01.003
State	Published - 1 Jun 2016

Keywords

Aktion-T4
Assisted dying
Euthanasia
Germany
National Socialism

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UN SDGs

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