Early+History+of+Euthanasia

=Early History of Euthanasia=

The Greek physician Hippocrates, created this oath, which stated, verbatim: "I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel". It was the first legal argument presented against euthanasia by a doctor.
 * About 400 B.C. - The Hippocratic Oath**

For over 700 years, the Anglo American common law tradition has punished or otherwise disapproved of both suicide and assisting suicide
 * 14th through 20th Century English Common Law**

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