News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: PUB LTE: Whiff Of Nuremberg |
| Title: | US CA: PUB LTE: Whiff Of Nuremberg |
| Published On: | 1999-09-13 |
| Source: | San Francisco Chronicle (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 20:32:16 |
WHIFF OF NUREMBERG
Editor -- Today's Chronicle (September 7) is carrying a news article, "One
Approach to Crack Babies -- Women Paid Not to Have Children."
In my view, this has the whiff of Nuremberg. It is a direct violation of the
first statement in the Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics that before any
procedure, therapeutic or experimental, "informed, freely given consent" of
the patient is a sine qua non of ethical medical practice.
Any physician participating in the sterilization of patients is guilty of
unethical conduct, since no addicted patient with the offer of $200 can give
meaningful consent.
No matter how laudable the goal, physicians should not engage in this type
of activity.
Dr. Michael J. Franzblau, San Francisco
Editor -- Today's Chronicle (September 7) is carrying a news article, "One
Approach to Crack Babies -- Women Paid Not to Have Children."
In my view, this has the whiff of Nuremberg. It is a direct violation of the
first statement in the Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics that before any
procedure, therapeutic or experimental, "informed, freely given consent" of
the patient is a sine qua non of ethical medical practice.
Any physician participating in the sterilization of patients is guilty of
unethical conduct, since no addicted patient with the offer of $200 can give
meaningful consent.
No matter how laudable the goal, physicians should not engage in this type
of activity.
Dr. Michael J. Franzblau, San Francisco
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