"All individuals are imperfect and forgetful and find it difficult to transcend immediate self-interest. Historically therefore it has been deemed essential to create constitutional bodies that uphold and insist on adherence to certain ethical standards...If all these medical ethical bodies are to gain the respect of the public they should remain alert to intervene whenever these standards are threatened."
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Anti-apartheid activistsHuman rights activistsPsychiatristsPeople from PretoriaWomen physicians from South Africa
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Letters, "Biko Revisited", SAMJ, Volume 80, July 20, 1991, p. 107.
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Frances Ames
Frances Rix Ames (20 April 1920 – 11 November 2002) was a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist best known for her work on the medical ethics inquiry involving the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in police custody.
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