Physicians and the death penalty: There is no humane way
“Do No Harm” is perhaps the most famous medical maxim. But reciting it is one thing; living by it is another. Sometimes, the question of “harm” is up for debate. Throughout history, physicians have lent their knowledge to all manner of atrocities, warfare, torture, and mass sterilization, often justified under the supposedly noble pursuit of “reducing harm.”
Capital punishment or the death penalty is another instance of this dilemma. Doctors shouldn’t …
Physicians and the death penalty: There is no humane way
