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Hippocrites
Hippocrites is a word used to demonstrate how current reproductive laws are forcing doctors to break their sacred Hippocratic oath and become hypocrites against their will. The word first appeared in the short film "Hippocrites: A Broken Oath in Reproductive Health" which was released on June 24th, 2024 and is a junction between two words, Hippocratic (from the Hippocratic oath) and hypocrite.
Hippocrites (2024 Short Film)
Hippocrites (titled onscreen as Hippocrites: A Broken Oath In Reproductive Health) is a 2024 American docufiction short film directed by the duo of Argentine directors Julieta Casalia and Lucía Valdemoros, also known as Swan. The film was produced by Rebolución.
Plot
The film begins with a white coat ceremony somewhere in 1990s Texas. We focus in on a young doctor reciting the Hippocratic oath. As the ceremony continues in the background, we skip forward in time to meet Rosie, a young woman with Hispanic roots who’s just learned she’s pregnant.
In a state of panic, she visits her OB-GYN, who appears paranoid as he hushes her and then ushers her into his office. We quickly realize this is our medical school graduate—Dr. Warner—many years later. Rosie needs his help, but he shakes his head no, signaling that his hands are tied. He has no choice but to refuse giving her an abortion.
While we continue to hear the Hippocratic oath being recited, we also continue to see Rosie’s unfortunate circumstances unfold. The emotional and financial toll of her abortion journey culminate in Rosie returning home to find an eviction notice on her apartment door. Before our eyes, her life has utterly transformed for the worse.
We end how we began, watching a young Dr. Warner graduate from medical school, innocently unaware of the future that will force him to break the oath he once took so proudly.
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Further Reading
The Hippocratic Oath
The Oath: WMA Declaration of Geneva
Background and history of the Oath
The Hippocratic Oath today: doctors’ responses
Who Was Norma McCorvey?
The forgotten story of Jane Roe
How the real Jane Roe shaped the abortion wars
Behind the case that established the legal right to abortion
Positive Pregnancy Test
The absurd pregnancy math behind the “six-week” abortion ban
‘Heartbeat bills’: Is there a fetal heartbeat at six weeks of pregnancy?
The unethical Texas heartbeat law
Confidentiality and Privacy in Healthcare Facilities
Health care providers have power to mitigate the harms of family policing
Lawyers preparing for abortion prosecutions warn about health care, data privacy
When Care is Denied
For doctors, abortion restrictions create an ‘impossible choice’ when providing care
Who decides when a patient qualifies for an abortion ban exception?
Patients Are Being Reported
How states enforce anti-abortion laws
Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine
Texas abortion ban turns citizens into “bounty hunters”
Abortion “bounty” laws in states like Texas and Oklahoma: how they work
Seeking an Abortion Online
Text, web searches about abortion have been used to prosecute women
Seeking an abortion? Here’s how to avoid leaving a digital trail
Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers
Reproductive Health Records Aren’t Safe
Your reproductive health data is not protected from law enforcement
HIPAA guidance in a post Roe world
US Department of Health and Human Services on HIPAA privacy rule
Health privacy and your reproductive decision-making
Texting About Abortion
How your personal data can put you in jeopardy post-Roe
How texts and web searches about abortion have been used to prosecute women
Facebook messages have been used as evidence in prosecution
Bounty laws let private citizens make money off prosecutions
US Department of Health and Human Services says HIPAA does not protect device data
Traveling Out of State for an Abortion
The heavy cost of abortion bans
How abortion bans and economics are intertwined
Distance to abortion providers has increased dramatically since Dobbs
Abortion bans may put jobs at risk
Abortion bans harm women and families’ economic security
States where abortion is legal
A state-by-state guide to abortion
Abortion opponents are trying to deter people from traveling out of state for care
Strategically Placed Propaganda
The anti-abortion messages haunting Florida’s highways
How highways are the next anti-abortion target in Texas
How restricting abortion impacts mental health
How one group is turning the tables with supportive messages
The misleading language of anti-abortion groups
Abortion Bans Cause Financial Devastation, Too
People who were denied abortions struggle financially
Ramifications of abortion prohibition on low-income people
59% of women seeking abortions are mothers facing high poverty risk
The financial burden of abortion care
How denied abortions affect financial and mental health