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Aerich · 07-07-2004, 02:30 PM

Ours do take the Hippocratic oath as well, Cloudy. I think all Western-trained doctors are supposed to.

The invasive procedures snippet was an analogous (not identical) example of a doctor's beliefs possibly getting in the way of the patient's best interests.

While I can see that the Oath could be used as justification for objection, I think it's a bit far-fetched. A fetus does not exist before conception, and will not necessarily result even if contraception is not used. Therefore, it is not harming a life, but removing the possibility that life would occur BEFORE the circumstances are right for it. The Oath argument is much stronger if used in the context of the abortion debate.

The major worry here is about medical professionals who allow their personal religious beliefs to alter their practices. I think those who object to the Pill purely on medical/Hippocratic grounds are in the distinct minority.

[ 07-07-2004, 02:31 PM: Message edited by: Aerich ]

07-07-2004, 02:30 PM	#7
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 2,061	Ours do take the Hippocratic oath as well, Cloudy. I think all Western-trained doctors are supposed to. The invasive procedures snippet was an analogous (not identical) example of a doctor's beliefs possibly getting in the way of the patient's best interests. While I can see that the Oath could be used as justification for objection, I think it's a bit far-fetched. A fetus does not exist before conception, and will not necessarily result even if contraception is not used. Therefore, it is not harming a life, but removing the possibility that life would occur BEFORE the circumstances are right for it. The Oath argument is much stronger if used in the context of the abortion debate. The major worry here is about medical professionals who allow their personal religious beliefs to alter their practices. I think those who object to the Pill purely on medical/Hippocratic grounds are in the distinct minority. [ 07-07-2004, 02:31 PM: Message edited by: Aerich ] __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill