This is quite cynical, I admit, but it is the truth about what doctors are doing in hospitals all over the country. I should note that this does not reflect the motives or practices of the multitude of good physicians who have not burned down their consciences to participate in medical tyranny.

The Hypocrtical Oath

"I swear to the human powers that constrain me that I will fulfill, for the preservation of my position and income, this covenant:

I will respect the guidelines and dictates given to me by medical agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and the government, and will gladly repeat such guidelines and dictates to justify them to those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of my career, all measures I am constrained to do, as ordered by medical agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and the government, ignoring those twin traps of conscience and personal liability.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding maybe used to justify what I do at the behest of those who order my steps.

I will not be ashamed of my actions nor ever say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed to subdue a reluctant patient.

I will will make every effort to make it appear that I respect the privacy of my patients, knowing the problems they disclose to me have been recorded and shared with medical agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and the government for marketing purposes, new product research, and the restriction of personal liberties.

Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If the protocols I have been given save a life, all thanks. But if the protocols I have been given take a life, my responsibility for that must be diverted to those persons or groups who ordered me to follow the protocols that led to it.

Above all, I must play at God, using official guidelines and dictates to determine whether a sick person is worthy of my services or indeed worthy to live at all.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart or a cancerous growth, but the net worth of a sick human being, whose economic resources provide me and my colleagues with financial stability. Since my responsibility includes the reputation of the medical community, I will cover and disclaim inadequate care for the sick and hide the truth about any practice that does more harm than good.

I will treat the symptoms of disease whenever I can, avoiding prevention and cure for the ongoing benefit of pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs I administer and prescribe.

I will remember that I am a member of society with an exalted position among all my fellow human beings because of my superior education, which demands respect and deference from those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and forever remaining free of damaging disclosures about my actions; and may I be remembered with reverence thereafter as a professional who faithfully did as I was told in the execution of my duties.

May I always act so as to preserve the established traditions of my calling, regardless of effectiveness, pertinent research, or logic; doing the will of those who constrain me without questioning what I was taught or ever challenging the orders I receive; and may I long experience the joy of taking the financial resources of those who seek my help.