Evil Twins—Roe and Doe

On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court delivered two pivotal abortion rulings, primarily known through Roe v. Wade, which is often viewed as establishing a woman's right to choose. However, a significant aspect of the companion case, Doe v. Bolton, reveals that the ruling primarily grants decision-making power to physicians, effectively releasing them from the constraints of the Hippocratic Oath. This shift has profound implications for medical ethics, as it opens the door to more normalized practices of medical killing, raising concerns about the value of vulnerable human lives and the potential impact on contemporary medical practices.