[Hippocratic Oath VI]   It takes a lot to make me angry. It takes a lot to motivate me into public dissent. Right now, the threat of abortion being legalised and, even worse, normalised, in Northern Ireland, is that motivation. Which is why I was here today: "Neither will I administer a poison to anybody … Continue reading I protested today pt.2 →

[Hippocratic Oath V]   Want to know why medical doctors in the Western world no longer subscribe to the Hippocratic Oath?   "Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a course. Similarly I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion."   That's … Continue reading I protested today pt.1 →

[Hippocratic Oath II]   OK, here goes with the first part. We're going to top and tail the Hippocratic Oath. There's good reason for this... You know bookends? Those two things that stop your Kindle from falling over, right? No seriously, the two angled sculptures which go on either end of your carefully curated line … Continue reading I swear by Apollo… →

"I swear by Apollo the Healer, by Asclepius, by Hygieia, by Panacea, and by all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will carry out, according to my ability and judgment, this oath and this indenture. To hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to make him partner in my livelihood; when he … Continue reading The Hippocratic Oath →

[Hippocratic oath I]   As doctors we have this long tradition stretching, ostensibly, back into ancient history. We can lay claim to something old, something solid and historical. This is especially relevant in a world where 'liquid modernity' is the norm - the view of a modern society which no longer has any solid roots … Continue reading Be a Hippocrate →