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Editorial
. 2006 May;32(5):249-52.
doi: 10.1136/jme.2006.016485.

Weaponising medicine: "Tutti fratelli," no more

T Koch
Editorial

Weaponising medicine: "Tutti fratelli," no more

T Koch. J Med Ethics. 2006 May.

Abstract

The acceptance of military directives violating medical ethics and international covenants encouraged by the demonisation of the enemy by the US president in 2002 has effectively removed the right of medical personnel to refuse participation in internationally proscribed actions

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