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Exitus Acta Probat?
Author(s) -
Rosenberg Barbara H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.1353/hcr.2010.0020
Subject(s) - psychology
To the Editor: In "Medicalized Weapons and Modern War" (Jan-Feb 2010), political scientist Michael L. Gross argues that physicians would not violate their oath to do no harm by helping to develop and test weapons that induce physical pain, abnormal psychological states, or unconsciousness to temporarily incapacitate a victim. Because of their potential utility in asymmetric warfare, he writes, such weapons are justified in order to save the lives of civilians caught in battle. When an individual considers a