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Israeli Medical Association ethics code cited over treatment of detainees
Original: […] physicians shall "not participate or assist in any way in the torture, degradation or harm to the dignity of a perso
Attention is on the Israeli Medical Association's ethics code, which states that physicians shall not participate or assist in any way in the torture, degradation or harm to the dignity of any person, including someone who is incarcerated. The code, representing over 90% of Israeli physicians, is being quoted amid ongoing debate about the treatment of Palestinian detainees and medical professionals' obligations under medical ethics.
Why now: Ongoing scrutiny of Israel's treatment of incarcerated Palestinians has renewed debate over whether doctors are honouring their profession's ethical rules.
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- […] physicians shall "not participate or assist in any way in the torture, degradation or harm to the dignity of a person, including one who is incarcerated" ^^^ The Israeli Medical Association's ethics code. It represents over 90% of Israeli physicians. On 8 October the Hind… · oatmeal@kolektiva.social · 5
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