• @[email protected]
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    162 months ago

    Remember: No actual doctors are involved in executions. It is exactly that scenario that is forbidden by the Hippocratic oath.

    When the state is making any claims about medical concerns, it is NOT coming from a doctor.

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        102 months ago

        Yea so… abortions don’t violate the hippocratic oath because there’s only one person affected by them and the reason for the abortion may be medical or may be a personal decision but, in either case, is helping the life of the patient.

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          The original Hippocratic Oath literally has a line that says “I will not perform an abortion on a woman”. It also says “I will not use the knife”, aka perform surgery. Assisted suicide is also banned.

          Again, it’s the product of an ancient time. Back then physicians and surgeons were completely different professions, often rivals. Women had fewer rights.

          Furthermore, the Hippocratic Oath takes a very paternalistic view of medicine (ie doctors should do what they think patients need, disregarding what patients want). Modern oaths are more likely to take into account patient autonomy and consent. That’s why modern doctors generally prefer more modern vows. Or no vow at all.