Medical Ethics and Suffering – Quote by Petr Skrabanek

„Medicine is not about conquering diseases and death, but about the alleviation of suffering, minimising harm, smoothing the painful journey of man to the grave.“

Petr SkrabanekPetr Skrabanek explains medicine alleviates suffering and eases the path to death, rather than conquering diseases and death.
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Petr Skrabanek was a Czech-Irish physician and a critic of modern medicine.

A quote by Petr Skrabanek describing medical ethics as alleviating suffering rather than battling death.


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Medical ethics and suffering quote by Petr Skrabanek

Petr Skrabanek (1940–1994) was a Czech-Irish physician known for his critical views on modern medicine, medical myths, and the social impact of health ideologies. He was a sharp critic of so-called "healthism," which elevates health to a political ideology.

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"First, it must be a pleasure to study the human body the most miraculous masterpiece of nature and to learn about the smallest vessel and the smallest fiber. But second and most important, the medical profession gives the opportunity to alleviate the troubles of the body, to ease the pain, to console a person who is in distress, and to lighten the hour of death of many a sufferer." Rudolf Virchow
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