If doctors no longer swear not to take human life why bother with the Hippocratic Oath? :tsktsk:
(AgapePress) - Wesley Smith, a senior fellow with the Discovery Institute, says an oath taken by new doctors for centuries is being watered down to allow for more open interpretation. The Hippocratic Oath has been modernized and modified many times since the original was written centuries before Christ’s birth; however, Smith asserts, recent changes have crossed the line.
Do we know what oaths are taken in Catholic medical schools?
Is it surprising that when clauses are added that infer individual interpretation, the result is a move away from the culture of life and undermines the universal good?
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