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A NOTE OF INTEREST FROM FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY (FADP.org)December 6, 2002 Contact: Abe Bonowitz, 561-371-5204 "The three psychiatrists appointed to evaluate Linroy Bottoson this morning break the professional code of both international psychiatry and american psychiatry, as does Governor Bush. It is particularly disconcerting that the Governor does not provide more time for these evaluations, and that he does not include in the panel psychiatrists appointed by defense lawyers."
--Abe Bonowitz MADRID DECLARATION ON ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE Approved by the General Assembly on August 25, 1996 and amended by the General Assembly in Yokohama, Japan, in August 2002 www.wpanet.org/home.html General Info - Ethics & Psychiatry Death Penalty: Under no circumstances should psychiatrists participate in legally authorized executions nor participate in assessments of competency to be executed.
SENT BY:
Abraham J. Bonowitz
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP)
 supporting and coordinating the work of organizations and
individuals educating and energizing the general public and state legislators supporting the many persons affected by capital crime and
punishment advocating specific legislative improvements
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