There's no question that it is torture.

FTA:
"I'd give up anything, say anything, do anything."

GaryG:
"Which is why they do it and why it's worthless intelligence at the end of the day."

The first half of your conclusion is logical, but the second isn't. If the subject knows something of value, it will come out. It may be accompanied by dozens of falsehoods, but is that really a problem? With ample manpower, all statements can be tested. Also, do you really expect a panicked subject to be able to invent detailed lies that are indistinguishable from the truth on cue?

In an ideal world there would be no abortion, but a realist understands that we don't live in an ideal world and that sometimes abortion is the lesser of various evils. Likewise torture is abhorrent. However, real world situations exist where there are no better solutions. Take an extreme example... Your child has been kidnapped and will shortly be subjected to things too awful for words. You have captured one of the kidnappers who knows the details of the plans. You have only minutes before the information is worthless. What do you do? Call his lawyer?