title: Silencing the Singer. Antibioethics in Germany.
abstract: "Die Gedanken sind frei," in the words of the old song. But in Germany, thoughts are no longer free. Peter Singer, the "death ethicist," has become a special target for activists attempting to silence bioethical debate in Germany. In the context of the trauma inflicted by National Socialism, a profound unease over issues at the end of life is accompanied by an insistence that these issues are not to be discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Göttingen.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schöne-Seifert
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Rippe
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D030861:Capitalism; D002961:Civil Rights; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D028663:Ethical Theory; D026822:Ethicists; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005053:Eugenics; D005065:Euthanasia; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D005610:Freedom; D005858:Germany; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D028683:National Socialism; D026706:Paternalism; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012945:Social Values; D012950:Socialism; D013727:Terminal Care; D026712:Value of Life; D035761:Wedge Argument