医生,公共话语,以及20世纪后期唐氏综合症婴儿的被动安乐死
1Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
概括
医生拒绝对患有唐氏综合征的婴儿进行拯救生命的手术,这是被动安乐死的一种做法. 这种优生学尽管在20世纪后期加拿大残疾人权利的扩张仍然存在.
科学领域:
- 医学伦理 医学伦理
- 关于残疾人的研究.
- 加拿大历史 加拿大历史.
背景情况:
- 历史上,医生拒绝对患有唐氏综合征的婴儿进行挽救生命的手术.
- 20世纪70年代的意识形态转变,包括基因诊断和堕胎法律的变化,推动了消除唐氏综合征的努力.
- 医生这种被动安乐死的做法发生在越来越多的残疾人权利运动中.
研究的目的:
- 检查20世纪后期加拿大医生批准的唐氏综合征婴儿安乐死.
- 挑战在战后加拿大优生学支持下降的概念.
- 通过医疗实践突出极端优生学的持久性.
主要方法:
- 医学实践和态度的历史分析.
- 审查医生对扣留救命手术的认可.
- 检查公共卫生目标和遗传诊断的影响.
主要成果:
- 医生对患有唐氏综合征的婴儿被动安乐死的认可很普遍.
- 这种做法甚至在扩大残疾人权利的时代也继续存在.
- 医学上批准的唐氏综合征婴儿安乐死是极端优生学的一种形式.
结论:
- 医生批准的唐氏综合征婴儿安乐死在20世纪后期加拿大勃发展.
- 这种医学实践证明了优生学的持久性,与支持减少的假设相矛盾.
- 这些发现提供了对医学伦理学和残疾人权利历史的批判性观点.
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