The American Feminist, Winter 1999-2000 Refusal to Accept Killing Peter Singer's recent appointment to a bioethics chair at Princeton University's Center for Human Values has sent shock waves across the campus and America.
Singer supports the killing of severely disabled newborns and terminally ill adults.
In his book, Animal Liberation , Singer recognizes the value of all sentient creatures and argues that people are obligated to relieve suffering regardless of race, sex, nationality or even species. Rather than treating animals like humans, Singer proposes that humans be treated like animals through euthanasia for the severely disabled infant or terminally ill adult. He is not alone in his beliefs. Though others are not as blunt as Mr. Singer is, the most vulnerable in our society remain the most common targets of violence. Using violence as a solution to the problems of those in need has gained intellectual and legal weight since the inception of Roe v. Wade .