2007-05-01 08:33:52 · 5 answers · asked by Audi11 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hippocrates mentions euthanasia in the Hippocratic Oath, which was written between 400 and 300 B.C. The original Oath states: “To please no one will I prescribe a deadly drug nor give advice which may cause his death.” Despite this, the ancient Greeks, like Socrates and Plato, and Romans generally did not believe that life needed to be preserved at any cost and were, in consequence, tolerant of suicide in cases where no relief could be offered to the dying or, in the case of the Stoics and Epicureans, where a person no longer cared for his life.
2007-05-01 08:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercy killings have been around since the dawn of civilization.
2007-05-01 08:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the dawn of time
2007-05-01 08:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by BRICK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
centuries....
but I believe that the Netherlands is the only country where Euthanasia isn't illegal...
2007-05-01 08:41:56 · answer #4 · answered by bustedsanta 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
forever and ever Amen
2007-05-01 08:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by sw_1304 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋