| Discussion on “Torture, War, and Medical Ethics” on March 1  In August 2004, Steven
Miles, a bioethicist and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota,
reported
in a British medical journal that American military medical personnel were
complicit in the torture of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba. In “Torture, War, and Medical Ethics,” Dr. Miles will join legal
expert Professor Oren
Gross for a discussion about the ethical questions facing doctors in times
of war. This free program will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in
Cowles Auditorium.
Dr. Miles practices and teaches internal medicine, geriatrics, and medical
ethics. His international career spans 25 years, including serving as chief
medical officer for a Cambodian refugee camp, medical school curriculum development
in Cuba, and AIDS prevention in Sudan. His latest book, Oath Betrayed,
examines the role of health professionals in military prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and at Guantanamo Bay.
Gross is the Irving Younger Professor of Law and the director of the Minnesota
Center for Legal Studies at the University of Minnesota Law School. He is
an internationally recognized expert in the areas of national security law,
international law, and the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He previously
was a member of the faculty of the Tel Aviv University Law School in Israel.
“Torture, War, and Medical Ethics” is sponsored by the Humphrey Institute's
“Home and
Away” program series examining the domestic and foreign policy implications
of the United States at war. Future programs in the “Home and Away”
series will examine the economic impact of National Guard call-ups on small
towns and rural communities, landmine abatement, and the evolution of the treatment
of war-related injuries. For more information, click
here.
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