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The '''Hippocratic Oath''' is an oath of guidelines and ethics sworn to by [[Earth]] [[doctor|physicians]], devised by [[Hippocrates]]. |
The '''Hippocratic Oath''' is an oath of guidelines and ethics sworn to by [[Earth]] [[doctor|physicians]], devised by [[Hippocrates]]. |
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| + | When given the opportunity to kill [[Unferth]] in the [[holodeck]], [[the Doctor]] told him that the only reason that he wasn't going to kill him was because he had "taken an oath to do no harm." ([[VOY]]: "[[Heroes and Demons]]") |
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| − | :"I swear by [[Apollo]] [[doctor|Physician]] and [[Asclepius]] and [[Hygieia]] and [[Panaceia]] and all the [[god]]s and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfil according to my ability and judgment this [[oath]] and this [[covenant]]: |
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| − | :To hold him who has taught me this art as equal to my parents and to live my life in partnership with him, and if he is in need of [[money]] to give him a share of mine, and to regard his offspring as equal to my brothers in male [[lineage]] and to teach them this [[art]] - if they desire to learn it - without [[fee]] and covenant; to give a share of precepts and oral instruction and all the other learning to my [[son]]s and to the sons of him who has instructed me and to [[pupils]] who have signed the covenant and have taken an oath according to the [[medicine|medical]] [[law]], but no one else. |
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| − | :I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the [[illness|sick]] according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice. |
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| − | :I will neither give a deadly [[drug]] to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly I will not give to a [[woman]] an [[abortion|abortive remedy]]. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art. |
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| − | :I will not use the [[knife]], not even on sufferers from stone, but will withdraw in favor of such men as are engaged in this work. |
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| − | :Whatever [[house]]s I may visit, I will come for the benefit of the sick, remaining free of all intentional injustice, of all mischief and in particular of [[sex|sexual relations]] with both female and male persons, be they free or slaves. |
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| − | :What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself, holding such things shameful to be spoken about. |
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| − | :If I fulfil this oath and do not violate it, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and art, being honored with fame among all men for all time to come; if I transgress it and swear falsely, may the opposite of all this be my lot. |
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In [[2372]], [[the Doctor]] recited to himself a version of the introduction to the oath which went as follows: |
In [[2372]], [[the Doctor]] recited to himself a version of the introduction to the oath which went as follows: |
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+ | :"I swear this oath by [[Apollo]] physician, by [[Asclepius]], by health and by all the [[god|gods and godesses]]: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured, and I will do no harm." ([[VOY]]: "[[Darkling]]") |
| + | The ''[[USS Pasteur|Pasteur]]''s [[dedication plaque]]'s quote was the first part of the hippocratic oath. |
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| − | + | :"I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aescapulapius, by Health and all the powers of healing..." ([[TNG]]: "[[All Good Things...]]") |
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Revision as of 06:36, 3 September 2005
- For the episode, see Hippocratic Oath (episode).
The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of guidelines and ethics sworn to by Earth physicians, devised by Hippocrates.
When given the opportunity to kill Unferth in the holodeck, the Doctor told him that the only reason that he wasn't going to kill him was because he had "taken an oath to do no harm." (VOY: "Heroes and Demons")
In 2372, the Doctor recited to himself a version of the introduction to the oath which went as follows:
- "I swear this oath by Apollo physician, by Asclepius, by health and by all the gods and godesses: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured, and I will do no harm." (VOY: "Darkling")
The Pasteurs dedication plaque's quote was the first part of the hippocratic oath.
- "I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aescapulapius, by Health and all the powers of healing..." (TNG: "All Good Things...")