Author: Horacio
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Original language: German
Other languages: Spanish
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Descriptors: Phisicians-Professional ethics, Phisicians-Political activity, Politica prisoners-Mental health, Terrorism [Argentina-Chile-Uruguay], Political crimes and offenses
Identifiers: Medical Ethics, Human Rights, Dictatorships in Latin America, History
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Nature of contents: <p class="yiv6364255906" style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:white"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><span style="color:black">Medical ethics in times of crisis (Resumée) </span></span></b></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv6364255906" style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"> </p><p class="yiv6364255906" style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:white"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><span style="color:black">How does a totalitarian period affect the living conditions and ethical views of doctors? This study argues that the intersection between medical ethics and human rights is decisive to elucidate the situation of doctors as actors during the military dictatorship in South America between 1972 – 1989.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv6364255906" style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:white"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><span style="color:black">Documentations of the role and importance of medicine during this period (in comparison to medical practices during the era of National Socialism in Europe) as well as a survey of medical actors who clearly positioned themselves politically (“Pro”, “neutral”, “in opposition”) provide an exemplary and deeply human picture of doctors in times of crisis and beyond.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv6364255906" style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:white"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><span style="color:black">The study’s unique contribution lies in its direct involvement of medical contemporary witnesses. As such, it reveals new findings and opens up methodological impulses for the academic community. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><span style="color:black">For people generally interested in the topic, the study presents previously unavailable answers to the question which personal background led doctors to unconditional obedience or resistance against the totalitarian power structures of the dictatorship.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
Imprint: 2018
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