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It's liberal spin to call abortionists "medical professionals." Often abortionists are people kicked off hospital staffs for incompetence, and the [[Hippocratic Oath]] prohibits abortion.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 21:17, 23 February 2008 (EST)
It's liberal spin to call abortionists "medical professionals." Often abortionists are people kicked off hospital staffs for incompetence, and the [[Hippocratic Oath]] prohibits abortion.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 21:17, 23 February 2008 (EST)
::As an outside party, I have to say that when I read your comment, the wording ''did'' seem to imply that abortionists had taken the Hippocratic Oath and then violated it. The ''and'' connects one claim of transgression (incompetence in violation of the hospital rules they agreed to abide) with a second (abortions in violation of the Hippocratic Oath). The abortionists are posited as violators in both cases, and by a natural extension that implies that the Hippocratic Oath is a rule the abortionists also agreed to follow.
::Here's an analogous (made-up) example of liberal criticism of American enviromental policy:
::''"The USA has dumped toxic materials in habitats protected by legislation and the Kyoto Protocol prohibits unchecked greenhouse gas emissions."''
::Setting aside the outrageousness of the statement, let's just look at what it seems to imply. It sets up one case where the USA violates rules it agreed to, and then puts forth another rule that it's violating. The phrasing misleads the reader into assuming that the USA has signed the Kyoto Protocol and is now violating it. That's of course not true, but that's the interpretation that gets implied by the wording.
::Now I'm certainly not accusing you of being deceiving. I'm just trying to clarify how [[User:HMayo|HMayo]] and I (and others?) read your statement as an implication that abortionists had taken the Hippocratic Oath. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 17:04, 24 February 2008 (EST)
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