[r9etb]

As the only neurosurgeon available to treat a patient with a severe brain injury, Gupta said it was his moral duty to help. But it raised questions about the blurring of roles between doctor and journalist.

What this really says is: journalistic ethics do not permit a journalist to distinguish between what is or is not moral. In this case, apparently "ethics" state that a journalist MUST NOT act to save a life.

This is Bullsh*t, of course.

[ChewedGum]

I don't think there was a moral dilemma but there could have been one. If the injured individual happened to be a U.S. Soldier, then assisting would have been helping the U.S. War effort, which would be an ethical problem for a journalist.

Gum

Would it have been an ethical dilemma if it was an Iraqi soldier?

[Cboldt]

. . . apparently "ethics" state that a journalist MUST NOT act to save a life.

You know, maybe that is an accurate statement of journalistic "ethics."