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Hippocratic oath

NOUN
doctor's promise
Synonyms


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Please, empower OBs to apply their medical expertise and honor their Hippocratic oath.

From Seattle Times

"The Hippocratic oath supposedly says 'first, do no harm,'" Reynolds explained.

From Salon

Since then, the Hippocratic oath to “do no harm” has been incorporated into the humanitarian lexicon.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s the Hippocratic oath, though. I mean the medical profession is a profession,” she said.

From Seattle Times

“But I think it’s very dangerous to have doctors violating their Hippocratic oath and killing people…I want the doctor to play doctor, and not executioner.”

From Los Angeles Times