Chapter
Nazi Germany’s Euphemisms (IN: Dignity and Dying: a Christian Appraisal, edited by J F Kilner, A B Miller, and D E Pellegrino)
Mitchell B
This chapter will 1) examine some of the euphemisms used by the Nazi physicians to redefine medicalized killing, 2) compare the Nazi language games with those of contemporary proponents of medicalized killing, & 3) conclude that the consistent application of euphemisms for medicalized killing significantly weaken arguments against assisted killing.