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Israel/Palestine

shira

(30,109 posts) Wed Dec 16, 2015, 07:58 AM Dec 2015

The Israeli Medical Association ordered all medical and rescue teams to prioritize treatment according to the severity of the injuries - and not to distinguish between attackers and victims. The decision, which has not been made officially public, already received criticism and even led to a call for the resignation the IMA’s heads.

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/new-directive-treat-the-most-severely-injured-even-if-it-is-a-terrorist-17806

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New directive: “Treat the most severely injured, even if it is a terrorist” (Original Post) shira Dec 2015 OP

Good call leftynyc Dec 2015 #1

(26,060 posts)

1. Good call

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 03:22 PM

Dec 2015

Doctors are bound by an oath to do just that. I'm sure the usual suspects will find a reason to trash Israel anyway.