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...Eisenhower told him from London, "You are writing history that Americans will always read with pride." Ike's words were echoed by President Reagan last week: "We are free because of men like him. His professionalism and dedication will be the standard of every soldier who takes the oath to defend our nation...
Reagan will forget he has made a blood oath to wipe communism from the face of the earth, and both he and Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping will carefully ignore Taiwan--the most sticky issue in Sino-American relations. Reagan, who for three years showed a decided preference for China's small capitalist would-be namesake, now gingerly talks of relations with the "people of Taiwan," but not Taiwan itself...
Many doctors feel uncomfortable with an attitude that is anything less than completely "aggressive" towards treatment, citing the Hippocratic Oath that all physicians take before practicing, which states that they will do all in their power to prolong or sustain life. But it is essential to remember that the oath was written thousands of years ago. The medical capabilities of the physician then were highly limited, so much so that it was safe to make such a promise without fear of the impending ethical questions raised by devices such as respirators or organ transplants. But many aspects of this oath...
Speaking for close to an hour-without any prepared notes, Jefferson assailed what she called doctors' ignorance in confronting the moral dilemma of abortion. Jefferson referred to a statement in the Hippocratic Oath--"I will not aid a woman to procure an abortion"--and added, "unfortunately people in my profession know lens about legislature than the average layman...
...issue is complicated by the reluctance of many doctors to do less than everything in their power to prolong or sustain life. Many critics of witholding treatment cite the Hippocratic oath which all doctors take--an oath that requires doctors to do all in their power to preserve life...