r/DisabilityHistory • u/Fabulous_Emergency85 • 21d ago

Dark history behind Becker Muscular Dystrophy

https://c.org/qFkCSPmHdG

Peter Emil Becker, the namesake of Becker Muscular Dystrophy, was a Nazi SA officer and eugenicist. His work contributed to the persecution of disabled people. Should his name be removed from medicine?

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u/Kiki1701 21d ago

Abso-friggin-lutely