2007-07-13 08:08:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Or she. Sorry ladies.
2007-07-13 08:09:04 · update #1
Absolutely nothing.
The Hippocratic oath, while popular in pop culture, weighs very little in the mind of your typical physician. It's an ancient oath, with clauses that don't apply in today's society (don't do surgery, teach your teacher's sons for free, etc). In med schools nowadays, at the beginning the incoming med students typically come up with an oath together that they will give at the "white coat ceremony", where they first give you a white coat. This oath is forgotten within a few days.
Now, that doesn't mean that doctors don't try to do the right thing. Most that I know have pretty strong consciences. They just don't think of their decisions in terms of breaking an oath, the same way the President might talk about his oath to uphold the constitution, or a priest might talk about his oath to chastity. Just as you didn't take an oath to not be evil, yet you still (hopefully) try not to be evil, likewise the doctors try to be ethical without thinking about breaking any oaths.
As far as being unethical, there are sanctions by the state medical board. You can have your privileges at the hospital revoked. You can lose your license to practice medicine. If found guilty of malpractice, you may pay a ton of money. Usually, you won't get sent to jail, as malpractice is a civil offense.
2007-07-13 10:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by al_ju_2000 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Hippocratic Oath is unfortunately about as binding as a pinky swear. Many doctors have done me undeniable harm and didn't receive so much as a slap on the wrist.
2014-06-02 06:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm told (by a doctor) that it's not necessary to take the hippocratic oath in the first place. I don't like that thought but still, if any doctor behaves in any way against the contract they make with the GMC then they are tried and punished (or not) as if they had broken the law of the land.
2007-07-13 08:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by annie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Thou shalt not cut, even for the stone". Hey where would we surgeons be if we followed the bloody Hippocratic oath. Some parts of it are no longer relevant and others are a matter of professional courtesy which many physicians do not follow.
2007-07-14 03:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Vinay K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Hippocratic oath is a nice tradition but doesn't have regulatory force. For instance, it prohibits performing abortions. It also requires that physicians take on apprentices, and apprenticeship is no longer the method used for medical education. It does remind us of our profession and its roots and ethics, though.
2007-07-13 14:39:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing go to jail anyone who breaks an oath especially if it is risking someone elses life you will probably go to jail!
2007-07-15 11:11:06 · answer #6 · answered by Lil_angel_4l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely nothing.
The hypocratic oath is not done anymore.
(Just look at the text, out of curiosity: it starts swering for Mars, Jupiter etc... )
2007-07-16 11:20:48 · answer #7 · answered by felipelotas1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how he breaks it. Depending on what he did, it could lead to a fine, a malpractice suit, suspension of his license, losing his job, and under some circumstances it could lead to jail.
2007-07-13 08:12:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It happens on occasion where the law actually allows for this to occur. In those cases, nothing happens. In cases where it is blatent they take his/her liscense away.
2007-07-13 08:12:44 · answer #9 · answered by billgoats79 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. Doctors who do abortions break it every time.
2007-07-16 21:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by embroidery fan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋