• bleistift2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    104·
    6 days ago

    “Do no harm” is not the same as “Do prevent harm.”

    Also, if you’re citing the Hippocratic Oath,…

    I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
      92·
      6 days ago

      The Hippocratic Oath was created to forbid surgery, since it was a provable harm before modern hygienic standards. No one has sworn the original in centuries, but they do swear modernized versions which don’t include such ignorant nonsense.

      • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        5·
        6 days ago

        The Hippocratic Oath was created to forbid surgery,

        I will not use the knife […], but I will give place to such as are craftsmen therein.