Current Policies
WMA's policies on ethical and social issues
Title | Tags | Year | Type | |
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WMA Statement on Medically-Indicated Termination of Pregnancy | Abortion, Conscience, Ethics, Medically-indicated Termination of Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Pregnancy | 2018 | Statement | |
WMA Statement on Sustainable Development | Climate Change, Inequity, SDGs, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals | 2018 | Statement | |
WMA Statement on Medical Tourism | Ethics, Foreign Patients, Guidelines, Medical Tourism | 2018 | Statement | |
WMA Statement on Avian and Pandemic Influenza | Avian Influenza, Bird Flu, Influenza, Pandemic | 2018 | Statement | |
WMA Declaration of Seoul on Professional Autonomy and Clinical Independence | Clinical Independence, Professional Autonomy, Professional Judgment, Professionalism, Seoul | 2018 | Declaration | |
WMA Statement on the Cooperation of National Medical Associations during or in the Aftermath of Conflicts | Collaboration, Conflict, Exchange, Medical Ethics, National Medical Association, NMA | 2017 | ||
WMA Declaration on Fair Trade in Medical Products and Devices | Child Labour, Ethical procurement, Fair trade, Modern slavery, Social Determinants of Health, Sustainable Development Goals | 2017 | ||
WMA Resolution on Prohibition of Forced Anal Examinations to Substantiate Same-Sex Sexual Activity | Anal examination, Body search, Degrading Treatment, Forced examination, Medical Ethics, Torture, Transgender, Transsexual | 2017 | ||
WMA Statement on the Role of Physicians in Preventing Exploitation in Adoption Practices | Adoption, Children’s Rights, Forced labour, Genetic identification, Minors, Sexual exploitation, Trafficking | 2017 | ||
WMA Declaration of Chicago on Quality Assurance in Medical Education | Accreditation, Medical Education (Medical training), Medical faculty, Medical schools, Quality assurance | 2017 | Declaration | |
WMA Statement on Armed Conflicts | Armed Conflicts, Humanitarian law, Violence, War | 2017 | ||
WMA Statement on Bullying and Harassment within the Profession | Bullying, Safe working environment, Sexual harassment, Workplace | 2017 | ||
WMA Statement on Medical Cannabis | Cannabis, Dependency, Legalisation, Medical cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Prohibition | 2017 | ||
WMA Declaration of Geneva | Conduct, Conscience, Dignity, Discrimination, Geneva, Non-Discrimination, Oath, Pledge | 2017 | Declaration of Geneva | |
WMA Statement on Cyber-Attacks on Health and Other Critical Infrastructure | Cyber Intrusion, Cyber-attack, Electronic Medical Records, Health Technology, Information Technology | 2016 | Statement |