Merciful Release: The History of the British Euthanasia Movement

Abstract

The debate of the 1870s - the controversy launched Euthanasia and the medical profession The missing link - discussion of mercy-killing, 1910-30 The attempt to legalise voluntary euthanasia, 1931-6 Euthanasia and mental defectives - the British euthanasia movement and the impact of the Nazi euthanasia programme, 1936-50 The 1950s - a difficult decade The 1960s - quality versus quantity.