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Doctor Quits Prison Job Over Execution

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That's the title of a article in the February 16 edition of American Medical News, published by the American Medical Association.  LINK  It's written by Kevin O'Reilly.The last few years have seen a flurry of controversies about physician involvement in capital punishment in California, Missouri and elsewhere. Organized medicine groups, including the American Medical Association, have said physicians should not participate in executions because their professional duties lie in preserving lives, not ending them. But what constitutes participation? The latest test of this ethical standard comes from Washington state.Just before Thanksgiving, the director of health services for the state's prison system resigned his post prior to the scheduled Dec...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 09, 2009 (boomark / email).