Euthanasia

The Nazis' Forgotten Victims Götz Aly, Spiegel. 'There was no resistance to the euthanasia murders from the leftist or secular side of society.  It was and remains part of the modern age and progressive thought." (Interview by Susanne Beyer)

The Virtue of Repugnance Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal. "As pain is to the body so repugnance is to the soul," says bioethicist Leon Kass.  "Repugnance is some kind of wake-up call that there is something untoward going on and attention must be paid."

The Rabbi and the Doctor Alan Brill, Book of Doctrines and Opinions. Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits created the field of Jewish medical ethics.  Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant. Their long correspondence provides some surprises.

Death and Dignity John Cottingham, Standpoint. Euthanasia clinics claim to preserve human dignity by allowing people to terminate their lives while they remain of sound mind; but is there more to dignity than rationality?