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Originally Posted by Zelophobia
Don't even need to read the article. This is basically going against the doctor's Hypocratical Oath, which they take once they've graduated medical school and are ready to practice.
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Purely playing Devil's Advocate, it could be argued that a number of widely-accepted medical procedures (including, but not limited to, organ donation and abortion) would also fall foul of the Hippocratic Oath. I do agree though that legislation intended to provide doctors with the ability to lie to their patients in any capacity without fear of liability for the consequences of doing so is not a welcome development.
However, I feel a much more unwelcome development - and one which appears to have escaped comment thus far - is the development of "wrongful birth" and "wrongful life" lawsuits as alluded to in this article. As a proponent of universal human rights, that passage made my skin crawl frankly.
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) has okayed legislation that will let doctors lie about an unborn child’s health and escape any related “wrongful birth” suits, which has some saying the state is trying to trick expecting parents from opting for abortion.
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