How Did David's Doctors Break The Oath

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I believe David’s doctors broke the oath for a few key examples. Firstly, they overtreated David considering that his feet began to look like a pin cushion. This shows overtreatment since the doctors kept pricking his feet without checking what they were doing to him. Secondly, he wasn’t really being treated as a human and was treated more as a test subject. This can be seen since the doctors encouraged the mom to have the baby but then used him as test subject considering the overtreatment that occurred. Thirdly, the doctors were too confident when trying to treat David. This could be seen considering that Dr Wilson wanted to keep David in his bubble, even though it was evident that this treatment was affecting David mentally. This is clearly

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