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by
Allan Carlson
Euthanasia, or “mercy killing,” has twice been an issue in the
recent history of our common Western civilization: the first time, about three
generations ago; and the second time, over the last 20 years. While there are
certainly differences between these two episodes, I am more interested at this
point in their similarities. The common features are three: (1) a shift in medical
ethics brought on by leaders in the medical profession itself; (2) the dominance
in public life and policy of an ethos that sees death as a positive instrument
for progress; and (3) the linkage of mercy killing to economic gain or good ....

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