Talk:Alfred Hoche
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I found this line in the article to be curious:
"Today we find Hoche's ideas influence the vast majority of people calling for the legalisation of euthanasia although many are probably unaware of this and some deny having any connection to them. An example is the Australian philosopher, Peter Singer."
No support is offered for the rather bold claim that supporters of modern euthanasia movements have been influenced by Hoche. These days, euthanasia is often a patients' rights issue and has little to do with relieving society of a burden. This sounds like right-wing propoganda and does not belong in the Wikipedia.
Dignity/indignity, value of live is the common issue and the base of every propaganda pro euthanasia. And legally, euthanasia is not "often a patients' right" but a legal permission which allows the doctors to kill patients without punishment, thus a relieving of legal punishment, for example read the laws on euthanasia in Netherlands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.244.26.79 (talk) 17:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
