Two US senators have
proposed to excise the word "lunatic" from federal law, calling it
outdated and offensive. What are the word's origins and why is it so
offensive?
The word "lunatic" has been codified into US law so long it has outlasted its currency in the psychiatric profession.
Many experts say they are surprised a term that in antiquity
referred to madness influenced by the lunar cycle survives in such a
prominent place in the US Code - its very first section.
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