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Consequentialism and harsh interrogations.

Matthew K Wynia
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With this issue, we begin a regular feature on bioethics and public health. We welcome Matthew K. Wynia, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Institute for Ethics of the American Medical Association as our new Contributing Editor. If you have comments or suggestions regarding this feature, please email us at manuscript@ bioethics.net.

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Matthew K Wynia. 2005. Consequentialism and harsh interrogations.. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265160500318720

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