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Waterboarding is a form of controlled drowning used to extract information. Numerous experts have described this technique as torture. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Waterboarding consists of immobilizing an individual on his or her back, with the head inclined downward, and pouring water over the face to force the inhalation of water[8] and induce the sensation of drowning. Waterboarding has been used to obtain information, coerce confessions, punish, and intimidate. In contrast to merely submerging the head, waterboarding elicits the gag reflex,[9] and can make the subject believe death is imminent while leaving no physical damage.
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