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Military doctors at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have aided interrogators in conducting and refining coercive interrogations of detainees, including providing advice on how to increase stress levels and exploit fears, according to new, detailed accounts given by former interrogators
| - I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity;
- I WILL GIVE to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due;
- I WILL PRACTICE my profession with conscience and dignity;
- THE HEALTH OF MY PATIENT will be my first consideration;
- I WILL RESPECT the secrets which are confided in me, even after the patient has died;
- I WILL MAINTAIN by all the means in my power, the honor and the noble traditions of the medical profession;
- MY COLLEAGUES will be my sisters and brothers;
- I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient;
- I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life from its beginning even under threat and I will not use my medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity;
- I MAKE THESE PROMISES solemnly, freely and upon my honor.
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—orc Fri Jun 24 00:37:45 2005