[MEGoody]

I thought the hypocratic oath stated that they were to do no harm. Withholding that which is required for life is doing harm.

[kenth]

"Oath" is just a word that doesn't really have meaning with a lot of people these days, much like "honor" and "commitment".

[Gondring]

I thought the hypocratic oath stated that they were to do no harm.

Not all doctors have taken the Hippocratic (sic) Oath, and Primum non nocere is actually not in it, anyway. However, there's a prohibition against lethal doses.