>the co-opting of doctors against their Hippocratic Oath to see the end of another human being's life
So you want to ban abortion? Assisted suicide?
So you want to ban abortion? Assisted suicide?
Do I "want" to stop assisted suicide? No.
Do I "want" an end to organised execution of convicted criminals? Yes.
Your move.
1. There are times when doctors, in order to reduce pain in their patients, accelerate their death as part of pain management. This is usually done at the end of long incurable illnesses or injuries from which recovery is unlikely. The consequence of alleviating pain can be death. Whether it is thought of deliberately or not by the caregivers/doctors does not matter. The point is that the event of death is hastened directly by the act of helping the patient.
2. The patient is choosing to end his life. (I hope you don't ask what is to be done with depression/suicidal patients.)
... and lastly, and simply:
3. Many times the assistance may be done by a non-doctor - so the Hippocratic Oath may not apply directly.