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Now They’re Euthanizing Asperger’s Patients

The Deadly Threat of Assisted Suicide By John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera Another week… another example of how physician-assisted suicide targets the vulnerable. This time: Asperger’s patients. In 2010, 38-year-old Tine Nys was one of approximately 1,000 people...

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The Nazi taint in ‘Asperger’s syndrome’

Dr. Hans Asperger consigned dozens of children in Nazi Vienna to certain death, claims new book. By Francis Phillips Editor’s note. The following is a book review of “Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna,” by Edith Sheffer. Norton & Company....

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