Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Should Convicted Murderers Be Allowed To Practice Medicine?



What if you found out your doctor killed someone and served prison time 15 years ago? Would it matter? This is the dilemma that recently faced officials at a famed Swedish medical school. They unknowingly admitted a Nazi sympathizer last year, who was convicted for a hate murder seven years prior. His case has thrust this profound question inro the minds of philosophers, civil rights advocates and regular people everywhere: Should a murderer ever be allowed to practice medicine?

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