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Related: About this forumJulian Assange's health in 'dangerous' condition, say doctors
Source: The Guardian
Julian Assange's health in 'dangerous' condition, say doctors
Two clinicians who examined Assange renew calls for him to be given safe passage to hospital
Ewen MacAskill
Wed 24 Jan 2018 16.00 GMT
Julian Assanges long stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is having a dangerous impact on his physical and mental health, according to clinicians who carried out the most recent assessments of him.
The pair renewed calls for the WikiLeaks publisher to be granted safe passage to a London hospital.
Sondra Crosby, a doctor and associate professor at the Boston Universitys school of medicine and public health, and Brock Chisholm, a London-based consultant clinical psychologist, examined Assange for 20 hours over three days in October.
In an article for the Guardian, they wrote: While the results of the evaluation are protected by doctor-patient confidentiality, it is our professional opinion that his continued confinement is dangerous physically and mentally to him and a clear infringement of his human right to healthcare.
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Two clinicians who examined Assange renew calls for him to be given safe passage to hospital
Ewen MacAskill
Wed 24 Jan 2018 16.00 GMT
Julian Assanges long stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is having a dangerous impact on his physical and mental health, according to clinicians who carried out the most recent assessments of him.
The pair renewed calls for the WikiLeaks publisher to be granted safe passage to a London hospital.
Sondra Crosby, a doctor and associate professor at the Boston Universitys school of medicine and public health, and Brock Chisholm, a London-based consultant clinical psychologist, examined Assange for 20 hours over three days in October.
In an article for the Guardian, they wrote: While the results of the evaluation are protected by doctor-patient confidentiality, it is our professional opinion that his continued confinement is dangerous physically and mentally to him and a clear infringement of his human right to healthcare.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/24/julian-assanges-health-in-dangerous-condition-say-doctors
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Julian Assange's health in 'dangerous' condition, say doctors (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2018
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mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)1. Everyone deserves healthcare ... it's that simple.
Iahotdog
(119 posts)2. Maybe he has outlived his usefulness with Putin
Somebody might have slipped him a polonium milkshake.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)3. Wait, he is living there for free
Eating three meals a day, protected from the wind and rain.
Maybe his health would improve if he had to go out and live on the street?
justgamma
(3,667 posts)4. Is he a captive there?
I thought he was there of his own free will and free to leave at any time he wants.
dchill
(38,626 posts)5. What kind of healthcare does Russia have?
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)6. And the only cure is diplomatic immunity.
MFM008
(19,837 posts)7. Here's something
I can decisively not care about the outcome.
Arkansas Granny
(31,543 posts)8. His confinement is self imposed. He could end it.