Going to the doctors is often scary for many Americans. This task plagues us. From opening up, sharing feelings, and asking questions to presenting awkward symptoms, Americans dread it all: but why? In the Modern Hippocratic Oath that all doctors must take, doctors swear to keep our most private issues safely tucked into their notebooks ("Bioethics"). Again, the question of why Americans still fear opening up arises.
The answer lies in judgement. Like any human, doctors base their judgements off of their morals; however, they can base their medical judgements off the morals which coincides with their religion. According to the most recent census in 2010, more than three-quarters of Americans identify as Christian (Wilson). There's nothing wrong with the Christian belief; however, when it comes to medicine, major conflicts arise between the vast pool of Christian doctors and prescription of women’s contraception. These groups continue to grow as America progresses, and seek a change when it comes to medical treatment. It also leads them to the question, are doctor’s doing the job that they swore to do. The answer is no. They break the Hippocratic Oath as their
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