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Hippocratic Oath
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I swear by Apollo the physician and Aesculapius and Hygeia and Panacea and all the gods and goddess
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 the 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 anyone 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. Hippocrates 400 B.C. |
Last revision: January 2008