Topic: Abortion
Quote: Note this paragraph in the classical oath and its implication for doctors performing abortion and euthanasia:\n"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 abortive remedy. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art."
Response: The classical oath seems intrinsically sexist, however. The oath specifically mentions teaching medicine to sons, while daughters are not mentioned. The quote you mention follows the same vein, that women's desires are not considered (whether to persue medicine or control their reproduction).\n
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