The oath to which MSIH students swear obligates us to “protect human life maximally from the mother’s womb and let its welfare ever be (our) chief concern.” We are unwilling to take the oath with the phrase “from the mother’s womb” included, and we will therefore individually choose to either not fully participate in the oath ceremony or not attend at all. We will join all of our classmates in swearing the oath if it can be rewritten without this phrase.
To see a description of the Physician's Oath, please see the article below:
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I don't feel comfortable starting my medical career by saying something that goes so fundamentally against my beliefs about human rights.
I don't see why we can't use the oath approved by the World Medical Association. http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/g1/ It is far more inclusive than any other version. It does not even contradict the anti-abortion minority either. Here is the portion that significantly differs from the other oath: I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient; I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life;
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The oath to which MSIH students swear obligates us to “protect human life maximally from the mother’s womb and let its welfare ever be (our) chief concern.” We are unwilling to take the oath with the phrase “from the mother’s womb” included, and we will therefore individually choose to either not fully participate in the oath ceremony or not attend at all. We will join all of our classmates in swearing the oath if it can be rewritten without this phrase.
To see a description of the Physician's Oath, please see the article below:
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With regard to the part about not fully participating in the ceremony, I am considering not attending at all, sitting during the offensive statement, and not saying Amen at the end of the reading. If anyone has thoughtful options, I would really love to hear them.
I don't feel comfortable starting my medical career by saying something that goes so fundamentally against my beliefs about human rights.
I don't see why we can't use the oath approved by the World Medical Association. http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/g1/ It is far more inclusive than any other version. It does not even contradict the anti-abortion minority either. Here is the portion that significantly differs from the other oath: I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient; I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life;
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With regard to the part about not fully participating in the ceremony, I am considering not attending at all, sitting during the offensive statement, and not saying Amen at the end of the reading. If anyone has thoughtful options, I would really love to hear them.