A Dangerous Idea: The History of Eugenics in America
A partial screening of “A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics and the American Dream”—an award-winning documentary exploring the legal history of the eugenics movement in the United States
Euthanasia
1. The beginning of ‘modern’ psychiatry – a descent into hell
We find a subject based on speculation, unable to establish causes of mental illness and whose primary solution is to murder the very people it should be caring for.
Euthanasia for the mentally ill – the slippery slope
Slippery slope? In the debates regarding euthanasia, you hear a lot about the “slippery slope”. Simply, this is where small steps are taken, and often… Read More »Euthanasia for the mentally ill – the slippery slope
Aktion T4 – psychiatry’s eternal shame
Aktion T4 is the mass murder of the disabled and patients of psychiatric asylums by psychiatrists and the directors of the asylums.
Emil Kraepelin – prelude to mass murder
Kraepelin bears responsibility for and helped set the stage for the mass murders of Aktion T4 and through his proteges provided the rationale and ‘scientific foundation’ for what became The Holocaust.
The Role of Psychiatrists in the U.S. Eugenics & Sterilization Movements and the Nazi Holocaust
DR MARK KOMRAD Per Lanterna: A psychiatry ethicist’s viewpoint on the rising trend of psychiatric euthanasia based on government edict and historical comparisons. This informative… Read More »The Role of Psychiatrists in the U.S. Eugenics & Sterilization Movements and the Nazi Holocaust
Aktion T4 Introduction
A very informative and heartfelt video on the Aktion T4 euthanasia program run by psychiatrists prior to and during World War II in Germany.