Imfeld J
Bull Schweiz Akad Med Wiss. 1980 Nov;36(4-6):361-6.
Although a doctor may not be continually aware of it, his medical activity is firmly rooted in the moral principles of the medical profession. Serious problems of medical ethics may arise anywhere at any time from a general practitioner's Cases - and may lead to difficult decisions. Consequently medical men have from the early days felt the need to commit their ways of thinking and acting to a code of laws, which they can consult whenever taking a difficult decision. The doctors' persistent efforts to find an unambiguous doctrine have been evident from the Hippocratic oath up to the "Guidelines concerning Assistance to the Dying" of the Swiss Academy of medical Sciences.
尽管医生可能并非时刻都意识到这一点，但他的医疗活动深深植根于医学职业的道德原则之中。医学伦理的严重问题可能随时在全科医生的病例中出现，并可能导致艰难的抉择。因此，从早期开始，医务人员就感到有必要将他们的思维和行为方式纳入一套法律法规之中，以便在做出艰难决策时可以随时查阅。从希波克拉底誓言到瑞士医学科学院的《关于临终关怀的指导方针》，医生们一直坚持不懈地努力寻找明确的准则。
