• galanthus@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    The real irony is that, while Hippocrates was not a Christian, the hippocratic oath forbids doctors to perform abortion.

    Today, doctors take an amended oath in most countries with a few changes but the original Hippocratic oath tries to instill a reverence for life in the practitioners of medicine.