Healer. Protector. What other names does a doctor go by? I can't think of any, but I'm sure there are others that encapsulate the duty of one who has taken an oath which includes recognizing and respecting the sanctity of human life.

"I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion." So it is stated in the Hippocratic oath, which every formally schooled healer takes.

The healer's efforts to save a life may unintentionally result in the loss of another, but always guided with the intent to preserve life, not destroy it.

Comfort, solace, protection, preservation, healing -- the healer provides these in the course of living his vocation. A true healer does not take part in the deliberate destruction of life, and guides others to hold the same respect for life.

posted by sunnyday at 7:23 PM

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 sunnyday said...

You're right -- about the "distorted sense of compassion" and about everybody needing to be reminded.

Over the months, though, I hear of many cases wherein it's the medical professionals who instigate such procedures and who even put the idea of "getting rid of the baby" in patients' heads. It's very saddening.

6:12 PM  

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