Citation

Kordon DR. J. Med. Ethics 1991; 17(Suppl): 29-32.

Affiliation

Plaza de Mayo Group, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1795367

PMCID

PMC1378169

Abstract

During the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-83) a most fierce political repression developed which led to one of the blackest periods of the history of our nation and left thousands of dead, disappeared and exiled....We have already discussed, in other papers, how the political repression and the forced disappearance of people affects the community as a whole, the victims themselves, and their families, in a psychological and sociological sense. It is our aim now to deal with the psychological and sociological effects as well as the ethical implications of impunity, particularly in our professional field.....

Language: en