The covid pandemic exposed the ease with which democratic societies can abandon ethical principles and human rights under collective fear, with a response driven more by authoritarian impulses than science.
The medical profession failed to uphold its ethical principles, with many doctors and medical bodies complicit in enforcing government policies that disregarded patient autonomy and scientific integrity.
To reclaim ethics and freedom, the medical profession and society must speak truth to power and defend principles such as informed consent, patient autonomy and free scientific discourse.
Hellbound and Down 