Probably the most well-known tenet of the Oath:
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, 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.
The Hippocratic Oath was really the first of moral statement relating to humanity no matter who the person was or what station he or she held. It is important to note that it was a statement of true compassion in that it denotes unqualified acceptance of a person as a human being. Today, unfortunately, we are seeing the defenestration of the Hippocratic Oath for religious and political purposes.
Enter Dr. Steven Hotze
Thin and long-faced, 46-year-old Steven Forrest Hotze has carved out a niche in local politics over the past decade as an unyielding and occasionally strident opponent of abortion and public acceptance of homosexuality... beliefs include the following:
à ‚¬ A wife may work outside the home only with her husband's consent
à ‚¬ "Biblical spanking" that results in "temporary or superficial bruises or welts" should not be considered a crime
à ‚¬ No doctor shall provide medical service on the Sabbath
à ‚¬ All disease and disability is caused by the sin of Adam and Eve
à ‚¬ Medical problems are frequently caused by personal sin
So
if you should be so unfortunate as to require the services of Dr.
Hotze, you'll be judged a sinner first, a patient second. Makes you
kind of uncomfortable, doesn't it? And what if he treats you and you
don't get well? Hmmm... In a car accident on a Sunday? Good luck!
Another doctor prejudges you according to your political beliefs:
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