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Mike sends a response to rdan on off-label drugs

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

50/50….attitude versus law on torture

rdan PEW Research Center has a small (724) sample of opinions among US citizens on the use of torture to gain important information. I believe it is too small to…

APA Membership Rejects Torture

APA Membership Rejects Torture The American Psychological Association membership recently overrode their leadership (the Council of Representatives) via member vote. After significant grassroots organization by several psychologist organizations, the APA…

Psychologists and torture

…Rights, medical professionals’ ethics plainly ban them from using their expertise in any situation in which distress is purposely inflicted. Though the American Psychological Association “unequivocally condemns torture,” its members…

Just an opportunity to libel, never a previous concern

…Stay away from fox news on torture says army 2004 Joe Lieberman 2004 Cheney and torture 2005 On the geneva conventions 2006 waterboarding 2007 McCain and Giuliani 2007 Torture legalities…

Don’t Torture the Constitution

The title is from a sign held up by those protestors during the appearance of Attorney General Gonzales at a Georgetown Law School Forum. Gonzales had earlier said on the…

…use torture, it must be the case that both sides are in fact willing to resort to torture or other vicious measures. Otherwise, the threat to punish the other side…

…are in fact willing to resort to torture or other vicious measures. Otherwise, the threat to punish the other side tomorrow for resorting to torture today is empty. Returning to…