Painless death.
No. The Nazis exterminated people against their will. The Nazis did the choosing and chose who they thought shouldn't be allowed to live. Euthanasia as discussed today is the termination life as a humane act. The Nazis did not exterminate people for humane reasons.The word euthanasia in your question should be highlighted in quotation marks since Nazi killing was anything but humane.
The Nazi regime referred to it as the Final Solution of the Jewish Question. See related questions below.
For a start, none of the Nazi leaders looked like the 'ideal Aryan' type.
Nazi leaders wanted to keep the existence of extermination camps secret.
In 1933, when Hitler first got full control, he opened the first Concentration Camp.
There are many different ideas on who invented euthanasia, but the most often agreed with is the Nazi physicians came up with it to give the "good death" to the handicapped kids.
Some of the Nazi Party were jewish.
Nazi euthanasia programs were state-sponsored initiatives aimed at systematically killing individuals deemed "unworthy of life," including those with disabilities, mental illnesses, and other perceived societal burdens. This approach was rooted in a perverse ideology of racial purity and social Darwinism, contrasting sharply with the ethical frameworks of most societies, which prioritize consent, autonomy, and humane treatment in end-of-life care. Unlike voluntary euthanasia practices seen in some countries, which focus on patient choice and dignity, Nazi euthanasia was coercive, dehumanizing, and genocidal.
No. The Nazis exterminated people against their will. The Nazis did the choosing and chose who they thought shouldn't be allowed to live. Euthanasia as discussed today is the termination life as a humane act. The Nazis did not exterminate people for humane reasons.The word euthanasia in your question should be highlighted in quotation marks since Nazi killing was anything but humane.
The Nazi regime referred to it as the Final Solution of the Jewish Question. See related questions below.
The euthanasia programme of Nazi Germany (called T-4) was the start of the executions. The T-4 programme would use lethal injection and gas vans that would later be use in the Holocaust.
For a start, none of the Nazi leaders looked like the 'ideal Aryan' type.
Ulf Schmidt has written: 'Medical films, ethics, and euthanasia in Nazi Germany' -- subject(s): Abuse of, Euthanasia, History, Insane, Killing of the, Killing of the Insane, Mentally ill, National socialism and medicine
South America, and particularly Argentina opened its doors to the nazi criminals who fled Germany to avoid prosecution after their defeat at the end of the war.
Nazi leaders wanted to keep the existence of extermination camps secret.
Hitler took the Swastika from Hindu mythology. It symbolizes peace and prosperity. Ironic, no?
In 1933, when Hitler first got full control, he opened the first Concentration Camp.