I agree with you, killing a random person, whom you have no right to do when you can save him, to save 10 others isn't right. You're supposed to save people, not kill one to save the others.Cliff_m85 said:No, I would save the man. My job is to save lives, not kill people off to prevent deaths. It's not my fault the ten people die, but it would be if that one individual dies.
Surely that absoloutely breaks the hippocratic oath. You'd be intentionally harming one of your patients. Then again looking at the wiki abortion is wrong in the modern one so technically you may have already broken it. Unless you follow the old one, then your breaking it for the first time. Man I just confussled myself.DarkRyter said:Yes, I probably would. As a doctor, I should always make the decision for the good of my patients. If I had to choose between one or ten, the ten would win out.
If I could, however, I would much prefered to have asked the donor about it.
Yep. I totally would aswell.notoriouslynx said:I would kill him than eat the organs infront of the people that need it.
I love you, berethond.berethond said:Let's go back to me being a doctor -- totally unlikely.
knowing me, I'd be much more likely to run around naked stabbing people while singing Tiny Dancer.
"Hold me closer, tiny dancer!" *stab*
So...I guess... killing all eleven, plus three hundred or so.
I demand the "Run around naked stabbing people while singing Tiny Dancer." poll option.
stop being so goddamn self righteous. everyone has the freedom to express their opinion.Flunk said:It violates the Hippocratic oath so no. I'm disgusted with anyone who said yes, I think you all should be cut up for organ transplants as ironic punishment.
op included so he can learn something from my post.mdk31 said:snip
you don't know enough about the given situation to make these kinds of assumptions. the person legally isn't trusting you to save his life. neither do i suspect you having enough merit from medical education to make a trusted decision even if he or she did. don't judge situations that are out of your reach.Knight Templar said:Apart from the Hippocratic oath I don't kill people. the end doesn't justify the means, letting a person die who is trusting me to save his life kust so I can harvest him is disgusting.
It's not saving people, it's killing a person.
technically your not harming the man, you're just not helpingavykins said:Well considering that the first and main part of the hippocratic oath is "Do no harm" if you did do it you would not be worth the title Doctor.