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The 'Lethal Chamber': Further Evidence of the Euthanasia Option.
- Source :
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Mental Retardation . Aug 1993 31(4):201-207. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- Historical discussions of the euthanasia or "lethal chamber" option in relation to people with mental retardation are presented. The paper concludes that eugenic beliefs in the primacy of heredity over environment and the positive role of natural selection may have condoned the poor conditions characteristic of large, segregated institutions and their high mortality rates. (Author/JDD)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0047-6765
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Mental Retardation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ470669
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers