{"id":13615,"date":"2004-11-20T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-21T03:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13615"},"modified":"2023-01-28T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T19:00:35","slug":"correspondence-military-medicine-and-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13615","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Military medicine and human rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andre N Sofair, Peter G Lurie<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lancet-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Lancet\" class=\"wp-image-11053\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Lancet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>The Hippocratic Oath states: \u201cI will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury and wrongdoing.\u201d It is our responsibility to make these words a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sofair AN, Lurie PG. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(04)17428-X\/fulltext\">(Correspondence) Military medicine and human rights<\/a>. 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