A long shadow: Nazi doctors, moral vulnerability and contemporary medical culture -- Colaianni 38 (7): 435 -- Journal of Medical Ethics: More than 7% of all German physicians became members of the Nazi SS during World War II, compared with less than 1% of the general population. In so doing, these doctors willingly participated in genocide, something that should have been antithetical to the values of their chosen profession. The participation of physicians in torture and murder both before and after World War II is a disturbing legacy seldom discussed in medical school, and underrecognised in contemporary medicine. Is there something inherent in being a physician that promotes a transition from healer to murderer?
Editor: This is the same journal that published "After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?" There is a connection. Doctors or anyone who accept the idea that some human beings are not persons will participate in whatever murderous endeavor is at hand. So, no, there is nothing inherent in being a doctor that promotes such a transition, but there is something inherent in the naturalistic, post-modern worldview.
Related: Here's something new about the author of "After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?" --
Genetically engineering 'ethical' babies is a moral obligation, says Oxford professor.
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