Allowing the Destruction of Life Unworthy of Life
Author | : Karl Binding |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2015-06-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 1936830752 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781936830756 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Die Freigabe der Vernichtung Lebensunwerten Lebens (Allowing the Destruction of Life Unworthy of Life) was a two part treatise with contributions by German attorney Karl Binding and German doctor Alfred Hoche. Both men were academics. It was published in 1920. It provided the intellectual grounding for the Nazi T4 program, and through it, the Holocaust. How? The question is worth pondering. Neither Binding or Hoche were National Socialists. They were not radical racists. They were academics exploring an area of medical ethics in light of science and modern progress. They were merely rendering their sober opinion on a delicate matter. Perhaps that is the explanation. --