(The Guardian) – Just as doctors have a duty of care and respect to their patients, so the rest of us have an obligation to doctors. It is a basic tenet of civilised societies that medics should be allowed to care for the sick and wounded in wartime as well as in peace. The concept of medical neutrality was enshrined in the first Geneva convention more than a century and a half ago, and over those years it has offered countless doctors, nurses and their patients a degree of protection in the cruellest times. Attacking medical facilities, transport and personnel intentionally is outlawed.
