Topic > The Morality and Legality of the Hippocratic Oath

Proponents will argue about a rampant amount of misdiagnoses, but mere numbers do not bear this out, furthermore, terminally ill patients usually exhaust options before opting for such a decision. The numbers indicate that over 33 billion will be spent on hospice and home care, for a healthcare system that is becoming unmanageable and which represents a waste that we cannot simply ignore. Some would say that it is immoral to suggest such a concept while hypocritically ignoring immortality to allow a sick man to suffer needlessly. Ultimately I think the decision should be up to the patient and their doctor and perhaps a death doula should be created to bridge this gap. Although there are many pros and cons, medical professionals always do their best to help patients. Given with the material they have and technological resources. Doctors and families face very difficult decisions every day whether to keep trying or give