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Hunger Strike Whenever, the government takes some steps which oppose a particular section of the society, that society tries to retaliate. They have a number of ways of doing it. Hunger strike is considered to be most dangerous and a very effective solution of them all. Hence, hunger strikes are a means of political protest, done when the aim is to pressurize the government so as to change some policy, or to take that person's viewpoint into account.
In a hunger strike, when a person refuses to eat, he refuses nourishment. Without nourishment any person can survive for a limited period of time. Therefore, going on a hunger strike is inherently dangerous and hence it is used when other forms of protests are ineffective. Hunger strike in a …show more content…

Force-feeding is definitely a form of torture. It has been characterised as an inhuman and cruel activity by major international communities including the World Medical Association . Force feeding is a medical treatment, and when it is administered to a person who refuses it, for a purpose which he considers is more important than nourishment, it is a disregard of his dignity as person to make choices, disregard of his higher aim for which he had initiated his hunger strike. When a prisoner is arrested, he is not stripped off his rights as a living being. Though he is in the custody of state he still has the right as to what goes inside his body. Feeding him forcibly simply means neglecting a person's desire to control his body that too when he is completely able to form just and sound …show more content…

If they voluntarily opt out of the practise, though they are protected by conventions and international laws, this act of theirs would be looked upon as a professional misconduct. Medical ethics give paramount importance to the autonomy of a conscious and sound patient.
The 7th section of The Declaration of Tokyo says that if a prisoner, capable to make and unimpaired and rational judgement, refuses nourishment, then medical personnel should restrict themselves from force feeding the person.
World Medical Association(WMA) is an association of medical personnel worldwide, which has vast number of member countries including India. The WMA Declaration of Malta has provided the guidelines for management of hunger strikers. Its 7th section mentions that force feeding of any kind is unethical. Even when aimed for the good of the person, it is accompanied by many other threats.
Every person has a set of higher laws which he abides by in his daily life. Most of the doctors when are made to force feed, are put in such a situation where there is a conflict between their higher laws and their loyalty to their profession. They are put under a dilemma. But due to their personal commitments, they finally chose to force feed rather than losing their

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