Medical professionalism and abuse of detainees in the war on terror.

The author urges doctors and professional medical associations to strengthen their ethical stances amid the alleged abuse of detainees in the war on terror at the Abu Ghraib prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Issues tackled are the alleged abusive interrogations and torture of prisoners in the presence of medical professionals. It outlines recommendations from the Institute of medicine as a Profession (IMAP)/Open Society Foundations allowing healthcare professionals to fulfill intelligence roles.