{"id":13536,"date":"2017-06-28T00:46:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T07:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=13536"},"modified":"2017-06-28T00:46:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T07:46:21","slug":"euthanasia-of-the-hippocratic-oath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2017\/06\/28\/euthanasia-of-the-hippocratic-oath\/","title":{"rendered":"Euthanasia of the Hippocratic Oath"},"content":{"rendered":"

     An online poll by Medscape suggests a disturbing trend: The Hippocratic Oath<\/a> is increasingly been seen by younger doctors as not very meaningful:<\/p>\n

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“According to the poll, to which readers began responding November 22, of those under age 34, 39% said it was very meaningful, compared with 70% of those 65 and older. Conversely, of those in the under-34 group (which had 267 respondents), 18% said it was not at all meaningful vs 10% of those in the oldest age group (836 respondents).”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Death,<\/p>\n

     Further, in increasing number have never taken the oath. Specifically less than half under the age of 34.<\/p>\n

     This is a self-reporting poll, and not necessarily statistically accurate, but it ought to give people pause. This is particularly disturbing<\/a> in light of the growing acceptance of euthanasia<\/a>, including cases where it is no longer<\/a> even a matter of choice!<\/p>\n

     This will not end well…<\/p>\n

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