The practice of medicine has been governed by the Hippocratic Oath since the ffeenth century BC. For many years this has been the oath which supports a physician's moral ideal, which emphasizes healing atention and which takes care of the relationships with disciples and relatives of patients. Currently medical interventions such as surgery, including the possibility of abortion, are being questioned. This oath has been maintained for many centuries.
Dentro del ejercicio de la medicina, desde el siglo XV a.C, hemos estado regidos por el juramento hipocrático, que por muchos años ha dado soporte a un ideal moral del médico, y hace énfasis en la atención del curar y cuidar de las relaciones con los discípulos y familiares de los pacientes; para este momento se cuestionan las intervenciones médicas como el acto quirúrgico incluyendo la posibilidad de aborto.