• bleistift2@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months 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.social
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        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.