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by JoeAltmaier 3774 days ago
Yet doctors routinely do harm - chemotherapy, amputations etc. Its part of many therapies to make a patient hurt. So that's a noble goal, but modern medicine left it behind a century ago.
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These things are not taken lightly and are done to reduce more harm or to avoid death. What's the alternative?
The point is, "Do no harm" is sophomoric. Harm is, sometimes, the way to do a greater good. Save a life. Restore function. Remove cancer.