The Hippocratic Oath And Kevorkian
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More than 2000 years ago Hippocrates who was known as the founder of medicine
established a code of behavior for medical students. It is still recited by
students about to enter medical practice today.
The Hippocratic Oath addresses three major points. The first of these states
that no deadly medi ....
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.... ignores the section of the oath dealing with the
harming or killing of an individual. His assistance in the suicide of 39 persons,
breaks the very backbone of the Hippocratic Oath.
Although Hippocrates Oath was written a long time ago, its major points and
principles still should be followed by physicians today. Such principles enforce
doctors to perform in a way that follows the basic guidelines of modern society
As you can see by this essay the Hippocratic Oath Although 2,000 years ol ....
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