Lobotomy
19th March 2012, 04:07
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17398886
If a doctor is caught treating demonstrators, they might arrest him or even kill him. Two days ago a doctor in Homs was murdered with a knife through his neck. And five days ago, another doctor was also murdered with a knife, along with his wife and three children.
So far I believe 54 medical staff have been killed, including nurses, doctors and medical students.
What motivates me? My honour, my duty as a doctor.
When we graduated from medical school we took the Hippocratic oath. And the way that I was raised, my religion, everything. I'm part of the human race, and I need to honour this oath, as a doctor and as a human.
If a doctor is caught treating demonstrators, they might arrest him or even kill him. Two days ago a doctor in Homs was murdered with a knife through his neck. And five days ago, another doctor was also murdered with a knife, along with his wife and three children.
So far I believe 54 medical staff have been killed, including nurses, doctors and medical students.
What motivates me? My honour, my duty as a doctor.
When we graduated from medical school we took the Hippocratic oath. And the way that I was raised, my religion, everything. I'm part of the human race, and I need to honour this oath, as a doctor and as a human.