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Medical Ethics vs. The Law: Get It Right
Australian docs face tough choice
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the treat of ISIS, have presented an ongoing series of challenges to medical ethics, whether it involved the "role" of psychiatrists and psychologists in interrogations or questions about medical care of soldiers, enemy combatants, or civilians.
In this exclusive MedPage Today video, George Annas, chairman and professor of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Department at Boston University, provides his insights on cases involving Australian physicians who are facing legal sanctions for "doing the right thing" as reported in in BMJ.