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| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester, University of Toronto, MacMaster University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | University of Prince Edward Island |
Ian Robert Dowbiggin, born 1952, is an internationally renowned scholar on the topics of eugenics, euthanasia, and mental health care. He is a professor in the History department at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Euthanasia
Dowbiggin has written extensively on the history of the euthanasia movement, including A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America (2003) and A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God, and Medicine (2005). His most recent book is "The Quest for Mental Health: A Tale of Science, Medicine, Scandal, Sorrow and Mass Society," which Cambridge University Press named as its book of the month for August, 2011.
His research on the history of euthanasia was based on privileged access to the archives of Compassion and Dying, then named the Euthanasia Society of America. He has spoken against both euthanasia legislation and Darwinism, and has argued that the Netherlands shows how a slippery slope can form, where a "permissive attitude to assisted suicide" can lead to other changes. On Darwinism, Dowbiggin has argued that with the overthrow of the theories of Marx and Freud, Darwinism may be next, and he has asked if Darwinism needs to be replaced with something else.
Dowbiggin has given speeches at a Canadian pro-life movement conference and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition symposium.
Partial bibliography
- A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God, and Medicine (2005)
- A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America (2003)
- Suspicious Minds: The Triumph of Paranoia in Everyday Life (1999)
- Keeping America Sane: Psychiatry and Eugenics in the United States and Canada, 1880-1940 (1997)
- Inheriting Madness: Professionalization and Psychiatric Knowledge in 19th Century France (1991)
References
- Casey, Donna. "Debating euthanasia". CNews. Sun Media. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- Yuill, Kevin (October 26, 2007). "spiked review of books". The Spiked Review of Books. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Text "Killer arguments against euthanasia" ignored (help) - Dowbiggin, Ian (June 5, 1993). "After Marx and Freud, is Darwin next to tumble?". The Star. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- Gosgnach, Tony (November 22, 2005). "National Pro-Life Conference in Montreal A Rousing Success Despite Setbacks". LifeSiteNews.com. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- "Prof Links Euthanasia, Eugenics, Sex Education, Population Control, Gay Rights and Abortion Movements". LifeSiteNews.com. November 17, 2003. Retrieved July 23, 2011.