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Enhanced Interrogation, Consequential Evaluation, and Human Rights to Health
1Department of Religion and Philosophy, Centre of Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong. benedictchan@hkbu.edu.hk.
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
|July 7, 2019
Summary
This study argues against enhanced interrogation, particularly the involvement of U.S. healthcare professionals. It refines existing arguments by highlighting consequential reasoning and human rights violations, asserting that such involvement is not morally justified.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Human Rights Law
- Philosophy of Medicine
Background:
- Enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs) raise significant ethical concerns.
- The involvement of healthcare professionals in EITs is a contentious issue.
- Existing arguments against EITs, such as Balfe's, require further development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically evaluate Balfe's argument against the moral justification of enhanced interrogation.
- To propose improvements to Balfe's argument by introducing two key points.
- To demonstrate that enhanced interrogation is not justifiable through consequential evaluation.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical analysis of ethical reasoning.
- Examination of consequentialist and utilitarian ethical frameworks.
- Application of human rights principles to medical ethics.
Main Results:
- Healthcare professionals' reasoning in EITs is better characterized as consequentialist, not purely utilitarian.
- Healthcare professionals' involvement in EITs violates human rights against torture and the right to health.
- Balfe's argument is strengthened by incorporating consequential reasoning and human rights considerations.
Conclusions:
- Enhanced interrogation involving healthcare professionals is morally unjustified.
- The argument against enhanced interrogation is more robust when considering consequential reasoning and human rights.
- This analysis contributes to the discourse demonstrating the lack of justification for enhanced interrogation.
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