Nuremberg “Doctors’ trial”
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Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase meaning “first, do no harm.” The concept of non-maleficence, derived from this maxim, is one of the core principles of bioethics taught to all healthcare students and embraced as a fundamental ethical standard worldwide. However, many Nazi physicians egregiously violated this principle, with Karl Brandt standing out as
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The Doctors’ Trial, officially known as United States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al., was the first of 12 subsequent Nuremberg Trials held after World War II. These trials were conducted to bring Nazi war criminals to justice for their roles in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The Doctors’ Trial specifically focused on
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On December 9, 1946, an American military tribunal opened criminal proceedings against 23 leading German physicians and administrators for their willing participation in war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution was Telford Taylor, and the chief prosecutor was James M. McHaney. In his opening statement, Taylor summarized the crimes
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There are so many horrific images of the atrocities perpetrated during the Holocaust. The graphic nature of them often makes it very hard to look at them, sometimes people ignore them because they just can’t fathom what they see. What I find more disturbing then any of the images are the stories of what victims
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