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Volume 348:864-865 February 27, 2003 Number 9
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Moral Progress, Mental Retardation, and the Death Penalty

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To the Editor: We are concerned by Annas's contention (Nov. 28 issue)1 that "the application of medical criteria to the possible end of removing someone from within the reach of the death penalty on the basis of mental retardation need not be classified as unethical medical work." Such a position both highlights and elides the problem of multiple loyalties. In this case, Annas prioritizes a physician's loyalty to an ethical stance against the death penalty over loyalties to (among other entities) the state and the medical profession. People, including physicians, may wear many hats. Their loyalties and obligations to their . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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