Hippocratic Oath
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                             The Oath
                          By Hippocrates
                        Written 400 B.C.E
                    Translated by Francis Adams

I SWEAR by Apollo the physician, and Aesculapius, and Health, and All-
heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and
judgment, I will keep this Oath and this stipulation- to reckon him who
taught me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my
substance with him, and relieve his necessities if required; to look
upon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach
them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or
stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of
instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and
those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath
according to the law of medicine, but to none others. I will follow that
system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I
consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is
deleterious and mischievous. 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. With purity and with
holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art. I will not cut persons
laboring under the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who are
practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into
them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary
act of mischief and corruption; and, further from the seduction of
females or males, of freemen and slaves. Whatever, in connection with my
professional practice or not, in connection with it, I see or hear, in
the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not
divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I
continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy
life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times!
But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot!

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The Hippocratic Oath

I swear by Apollo the physician, by Aesculapius, Hygeia, and Panacea,
and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according
to my ability and my judgement the following Oath:

I do solemnly swear by whatever I hold most sacred, that I will be loyal
to the profession of medicine and just and generous to its Members.

That I will lead my life and practice my Art in uprightness and honor.

That into whatsoever home I shall enter it shall be for the good of the
sick and the well to the utmost of my power and that I will hold myself
aloof from wrong and from corruption and from the tempting of others to
vice.

That I will exercise my Art, solely for the cure of my patients and the
prevention of disease and will give no drugs and perform no operation
for a criminal purpose and far less suggest such thing.

That whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of men and women which
is not fitting to be spoken, I will keep inviolably secret.

These things I do promise and in proportion as I am faithful to this
oath, may happiness and good repute be ever mine, the opposite if I
shall be foresworn.

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Modern Hippocratic Oath

I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this
covenant:

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in
whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with
those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are
required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic
nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and
the warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife
or the chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say 'I know not,' nor will I fail to call in my
colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's
recovery.

I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not
disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread
with the care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a
life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life;
this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and
awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, or a cancerous
growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's
family and economic stability.

My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care
adequately for the sick.

I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to
cure.

I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special
obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body,
as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while
I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as
to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long
experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.