|
|
|
|
Medical Ethics and the Nazi Legacy |
| Section: BOOK WORLD / REVIEWS |
| Author: Stephen G. Post |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1993 |
| Size: 3,496 Words, 22,615 Characters |
|
THE NAZI DOCTORS AND THE NUREMBERG CODE
Human Rights in Human Experimentation
George J. Annas, Michael A. Grodin, editors
New York: Oxford University Press, 1992
371 pp., $29.95
How did the Nazi physicians, classically held to the Hippocratic precept, "Above all, do no harm," sink into the moral abyss of torturous experiments on human subjects, and is this descent relevant to current medical ethics?
The very ones entrusted with comfort, care, the relief of pain, and the restoration of health became the agents of callous indifference, torture, and death. Thus did Nazi doctors descend into the hideous destructions of the humanity that they were sworn to save. For three decades, German medicine had been the envy of the world and the model for American medical education, research...
. . .
...physicians in this century in particular, the only reasonable response is "Never again." In order to ensure a better future for society and for the medical profession, it is necessary to hold, as an absolute maxim, that no unethically obtained data shall see the light of publication. Only this message raises moral standards within medicine so high that no physicians will again fall so low. vbcrlf
(824 of 22,615 characters)
Do you want to read
the whole article? You can
purchase it here.
Subscriber Login |
|
|
Publication Details
(The World & I Online) |
|
The World & I Online is a
comprehensive academic resource that encompasses a broad range of
articles by scholars and experts in the areas of Global Studies,
Liberal Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, General Science, and Spanish.
Originally published monthly in print as The World & I, our site
includes the complete contents since 1986 and continues to publish
a new issue online each month. |
|
Individual Subscription
|
 |
|
|
|
College Orders (based
on full-time enrollment) |
|
-
2 to 5 Computers |
|
-
Up to 1,000 Students |
|
-
1,001 to 2,500 Students |
|
-
2,501 to 5,000 Students |
|
-
5,001 to 10,000 Students |
|
-
10,001 or More Students |
|
|
|
Public Library Orders |
|
-
2 to 5 Computers |
|
-
6 to 50 Computers |
|
-
51 to 100 Computers |
|
For over 100
computers, call 866-211-6040. |
|
|
