Western, Christian physicians are generally thought to have unanimously rejected active euthanasia until the late nineteenth century. This standard account of the rise of the modern medical debate on active euthanasia needs to be revised in one important respect, however. At least two well-known German physicians already publicly endorsed active euthanasia around 1800.
Western, Christian physicians are generally thought to have unanimously rejected active euthanasia until the late nineteenth century. This standard account of the rise of the modern medical debate on active euthanasia needs to be revised in one important respect, however. At least two well-known German physicians already publicly endorsed active euthanasia around 1800.