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Posted on 11/03/2007 1:13:04 PM PDT by wagglebee
The ongoing Medical Ethics and Holocaust lecture series hosted a teleconference discussion in the Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences building Tuesday to discuss the history of genocide and people with disabilities.
The lecture was broadcast live on the Internet from the Holocaust Museum of Houston and included panelists from the University of Houston, the Baylor College of Medicine and Independent Living Research Utilization, a disabilities research and consultation firm .
Bill Monroe, an English professor and dean at the University of Houston, discussed the idea of perfection through literature, citing examples from a 1960s comic book.
"Eugenics, euthanasia and extermination were extremes taken to eliminate the 'imperfections' throughout history," Monroe said.
Jacquie Brennan, director of paralegal studies at the University of Houston, was inspired to talk about disabilities because of her nine children, five of whom have a disability. Brennan's lecture focused on the legal views of people with disabilities throughout time, dating back to 800 B.C.
Lex Frieden, senior vice president of Memorial Hermann-TIRR, a research and rehabilitation institute in Houston, mediated a discussion between the panelists.
Frieden began the lecture with the series' motto: "Never forget, never again."
The lecture series continues Nov. 6 in the ACES building with a discussion at 6 p.m. titled "Cinematic Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide."
Unfortunately, what was done to Terri Schiavo proved that many people don't consider it "extreme" any more.
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“Useless Eaters” - a multimedia presentation from Regent University:
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/uselesseaters/
Thanks, I had seen that before but didn’t have the link.
“Unfortunately, what was done to Terri Schiavo proved that many people don’t consider it “extreme” any more.”
It looks like some people are becoming desensitized in this self-centered society.
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