Medical Ethics and the Interrogation of Guantanamo 063

The controversy over abusive interrogations of prisoners during the war against terrorism spotlights the need for clear ethics norms requiring physicians and other clinicians to prevent the mistreatment of prisoners. Although policies and general descriptions pertaining to clinical oversight of inte...

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Published in:American journal of bioethics 2007-04, Vol.7 (4), p.5-11
Main Author: Miles, Steven H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethical Issues
Bioethics
Codes of Ethics
Complicity
Guantanamo bay, Cuba
Human rights
Human Rights Abuses
Humans
Medical ethics
military medicine
Physician's Role
Prisoners
Prisoners - Health
Terrorism
Torture - ethics
United States
war
Warfare
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Summary:The controversy over abusive interrogations of prisoners during the war against terrorism spotlights the need for clear ethics norms requiring physicians and other clinicians to prevent the mistreatment of prisoners. Although policies and general descriptions pertaining to clinical oversight of interrogations in United States' war on terror prisons have come to light, there are few public records detailing the clinical oversight of an interrogation. A complaint by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led to an Army investigation of an interrogation at the United States prison at Guantanamo Bay. The declassified Army investigation and the corresponding interrogation log show clinical supervision, monitoring and treatment during an interrogation that employed dogs, prolonged sleep deprivation, humiliation, restraint, hypothermia and compulsory intravenous infusions. The interrogation and the involvement of a psychologist, physician and medics violate international and medical norms for the treatment of prisoners.
ISSN:1526-5161
1536-0075
DOI:10.1080/15265160701263535