EPISODE · Oct 23, 2022 · 48 MIN
S2 Ep30: Executions and Ethics
from Always the Last to Know · host Always the Last to Know
After last week, we still had a lot of questions about executions, doctors involvement, the ethics behind that, botched executions and the firing squad. Since we still felt like there we things to cover we took a closer look at last weeks topics, and the American Medical Asscociation's Code of Ethics to see what they had to say about it all. Sources- https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/capital-punishment https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/methods-of-execution https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/lethal-injection-and-physicians-state-law-vs-medical-ethics https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/should-physicians-participate-state-ordered-executions/2013-03 https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/30/doctors-in-the-death-chamber/doctors-can-and-do-participate-in-executions https://deathpenalty.procon.org/questions/should-physicians-participate-in-executions/ https://ethics.harvard.edu/event/excellent-execution-why-physicians-participate-lethal-injection-prisoners https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/botched-executions https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/20/us/oklahoma-botched-executions-history/index.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/botched-executions https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-eugene-miller-alabama-inmate-endured-torture-lethal-injection-execution-attempt-attorney-says/
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After last week, we still had a lot of questions about executions, doctors involvement, the ethics behind that, botched executions and the firing squad. Since we still felt like there we things to cover we took a closer look at last weeks topics, and the American Medical Asscociation's Code of Ethics to see what they had to say about it all. Sources- https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/capital-punishment https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/methods-of-execution https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/lethal-injection-and-physicians-state-law-vs-medical-ethics https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/should-physicians-participate-state-ordered-executions/2013-03 https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/30/doctors-in-the-death-chamber/doctors-can-and-do-participate-in-executions https://deathpenalty.procon.org/questions/should-physicians-participate-in-executions/ https://ethics.harvard.edu/event/excellent-execution-why-physicians-participate-lethal-injec...
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