Ian Dowbiggin

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Before World War II, many Americans supported legalization of mercy killing of the terminally ill, but the Nazi's unethical use of euthanasia changed the tone of public discourse about the procedure. Ian Dowbiggin joins Leonard to discuss his book A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America and the distinctions that should be drawn between euthanasia and eugenics.

Music: Meet Joe Black Soundtrack music by Thomas Newman

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