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I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot.

I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot.

'''The Oath in Modern Times'''

 

== The Oath in Modern Times ==

 

Today, graduating medical students use modernized forms of the Oath, few of which contain the Classical Oath's more archaic restrictions on a physician's conduct.  Few if any medical schools could operate under the stipulation that the art be taught to those who "shall wish to learn it, without fee..."  Less than 15% of modern Hippocratic Oaths prohibit euthanasia, fewer than 10% prohibit abortion.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/oath_today.html</ref>

Today, graduating medical students use modernized forms of the Oath, few of which contain the Classical Oath's more archaic restrictions on a physician's conduct.  Few if any medical schools could operate under the stipulation that the art be taught to those who "shall wish to learn it, without fee..."  Less than 15% of modern Hippocratic Oaths prohibit euthanasia, fewer than 10% prohibit abortion.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/oath_today.html</ref>