Marks Jonathan H
a Bioethics Program , University Park , PA , USA.
Med Confl Surviv. 2017 Mar;33(1):4-17. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2017.1327148. Epub 2017 Jun 5.
Recent political developments in the United States raise concerns about the potential return of aggressive interrogation strategies, particularly in the event of another large-scale terror attack on the U.S. mainland. This essay reviews various legal, ethical and policy responses to revelations of torture during the Bush administration. It asks whether they improve the prospect that, in future, human rights will trump torture, not vice versa. The essay argues that physicians could help prevent further abuses - especially given their access, social status and expertise - but that insufficient steps have been taken to empower them to do so.
美国近期的政治动态引发了人们对激进审讯策略可能卷土重来的担忧，尤其是在美国本土再次发生大规模恐怖袭击的情况下。本文回顾了针对布什政府时期酷刑曝光事件的各种法律、伦理和政策回应。它探讨这些回应是否提升了未来人权将战胜酷刑而非相反的可能性。本文认为，医生可以帮助防止进一步的虐待行为——特别是考虑到他们的途径、社会地位和专业知识——但在赋予他们这样做的权力方面，尚未采取足够的措施。
