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ERIC Number: EJ308332
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Holocaust II?
Wolfensberger, Wolf
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v17 n7 p439-40 Aug-Sep 1984
The author estimates that approximately 200,000 lives of devalued disabled people (including infants and older adults) are taken or abbreviated annually through euthanasia and termination of life-supporting measures. He cites possible reasons for limited public outcry against what he compares with the holocaust. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Ethics, Euthanasia, Medical Services, Moral Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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