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Should euthanasia be legalized?
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Many doctors swear the
Hippocratic Oath
, which says that treatments will be used for the benefit of the ill and not for harm, and consequently some versions say that doctors will not prescribe a deadly drug.
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Con claim 1
Only
14%
of modern Hippocratic Oaths, sworn by doctors across the US and Canada, prohibit euthanasia.