The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. In its original form, it requires a new physician to swear, by a number of healing gods, to uphold specific ethical standards. Of historic and traditional value, the oath is considered a rite of passage for practitioners of medicine in many countries, although nowadays various modernized versions are often used.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_OathThanks for posting that. I have never really looked at it closely before. A couple of things stand out to me.
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"I swear by Apollo the physician, and Aesculapius the surgeon, likewise Hygeia and Panacea, and call all the gods and goddesses to witness, that I will observe and keep this underwritten oath, to the utmost of my power and judgment."No Christian or Jewish person should be swearing the oath to false gods, if this is required to be a doctor, there should be no Christian or Jewish doctors. I would think that the first commandment of having no other god before the Lord would count for Jewish people. But there is definitely a no-oath policy in the bible. Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.2)
"With regard to healing the sick, I will devise and order for them the best diet, according to my judgment and means; and I will take care that they suffer no hurt or damage."The people forcing vaccines aren't really paying attention to that one.
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"Nor shall any man's entreaty prevail upon me to administer poison to anyone; neither will I counsel any man to do so. Moreover, I will give no sort of medicine to any pregnant woman, with a view to destroy the child."I wonder if the abortion doctor's took this oath...
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"Whatever, in the course of my practice, I may see or hear (even when not invited), whatever I may happen to obtain knowledge of, if it be not proper to repeat it, I will keep sacred and secret within my own breast.""I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug." (modern version)
Loosely related, reminds me of story:
the Anesthesiologist trashes sedated patient — and it ends up costing herAh. I see the ones I quoted are no longer oaths being used in the modern age. lol
But I digress, back to the heart of the discussion,
"First do no harm."She had to look for a "sympathetic" psychologist to harm her, and IMHO, the doctor should be charged with harming her. But they probably won't be.
As EthanB was discussing....this is actually supremely related to the sex-change movement. See, those were thought of as having body integrity identity disorder (BIID) back in the day, and since society (in general) has accepted them cutting off parts of their body to feel "normal" or "right" then it's only logical society should accept people blinding themselves or cutting off their legs if they want to feel they are not supposed to have them, or adding horns, if they feel they should have been born with horns, etc.
People argued about it back then, that it would be a slippery slope. This seems to be the way society is headed.