Burn Book

I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.  But should any physician, patient, or any individual from any walk of life inflict any criminal attack upon me, especially if it is sexual or brutal in nature, I will not tolerate it.  For I am a human within a doctor, I will preserve my humanity by seeking justice. I will obtain the appropriate moral compensation for my culprit's crime. I will not settle for temporary protests and bailable punishment declared by court after waiting for years. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism. But should the need ever arise, in the face of harm and for the sake of self-defence, I will excercise my knowledge (medical and otherwise) to inflict medical t...