title: Force-feeding is in the interests of the state, not its prisoners.
abstract: Further to Paul Hegarty's letter, 'Force-feeding is wrong and nurses should play no part' (July 30), the International Council of Nurses is clear about the role of nurses.
authors.forename: Anja K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000941:ethics* / Q000451:nursing*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans