Discussing euthanasia in two German states: scientific terminology and public discourse in the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany

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作者：
Bettin H. [1 ]
Nowak A. [2 ]
Roccia M.G. [3 ]
Salloch S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald
[2] Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine & Pain Management, Dresden Friedrichstadt Hospital, Dresden University Teaching Hospital, Friedrichstrasse 41, Dresden
[3] Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Technology, Communication and Society Gugliemo Marconi, University Rome, Rome
来源：
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | 2018年 / 168卷 / 15-16期
关键词：
Companionship in dying; Euthanasia; Guardianship in dying; Help for dying; Medical ethics;
D O I：
10.1007/s10354-017-0591-1
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摘要：
Discussions on euthanasia (“Sterbehilfe”) that took place in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) have remained widely unnoticed by the historical sciences. By referring to various publications dating from the 1950s until today, this paper presents the basic ideas of the debate on euthanasia in the GDR and compares them—partly synchronically, partly diachronically—with the situation in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). A special focus is placed on positions and terminology related to medical ethics at the end of life in the former two German states. The methodical approach of the paper allows a transparent analysis of the question of whether the GDR debates on euthanasia are significant and independent, and whether they are relevant to current ethical debates on end-of-life practices in Germany. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria.
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