Felix Adler was a German American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, influential lecturer on euthanasia, religious leader and social reformer who founded the Ethical Culture movement.
Felix Adler, c. 1913
Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering.
The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787), depicting Socrates preparing to drink hemlock, following his conviction for corrupting the youth of Athens
Felix Adler, c. 1913, the first prominent American to argue for permitting suicide in cases of chronic illness
Hartheim Euthanasia Centre, where over 18,000 people were killed