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Turkmenistan

Turkmen Doctors Pledge Allegiance To Niyazov

President Saparmurat Niyazov (file photo) (RFE/RL)

President Saparmurat Niyazov (file photo) (RFE/RL)

15 November 2005 -- State media say doctors in Turkmenistan must now pledge allegiance to President Saparmurat Niyazov, instead of taking the traditional Hippocratic oath.

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November 15, 2005


The "Neutralnii Turkmenistan" daily reports today that doctors must kneel solemnly and take the pledge to Niyazov and his book of moral guidance, the "Rukhnama."


The president-for-life has made his "Rukhnama" mandatory reading for all civil servants and students.


The new pledge also sets a dozen rules for new doctors, including a ban on euthanasia.


(AFP)

 
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