CIA torture is only part of medical science's dark modern history
by Simon Copland from on (#C2DP)
Recent revelations about post-9/11 practice remind us that doctors' ethical guidelines are only as good the society that has allowed a variety of shocking human experimentation
New documents released by the Guardian have shown the CIA may have broken its own internal ethics policies during their controversial torture programme following 9/11. In particular the CIA breached its guidelines for "human experimentation", which specifically state that research should not occur without a subject's informed consent.
