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.
Doctors can and do participate in executions.
It’s true that this violates the Hippocratic Oath, but so does performing an abortion or performing any kind of surgery. That’s one reason why many doctors don’t take the Hippocratic Oath, either taking a more modern vow, writing their own vow, or not taking any vow at all.
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.
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.
I’m not in favor of the death penalty, but I don’t see how a person’s medical condition impacts their availability to be put down.
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