• Latest
  • All
World Medical Association’s new code of ethics puts doctors’ freedom of conscience at risk

World Medical Association’s new code of ethics puts doctors’ freedom of conscience at risk

November 8, 2022
This image was originally posted to Flickr by mroach at https://flickr.com/photos/73569497@N00/247710031 (archive). It was reviewed on 20 April 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

This Day in Conservative History: Fox News launches

October 8, 2025
Documentary exposes leftist takeover of schools

Documentary exposes leftist takeover of schools

October 8, 2025
Bishop Thomas delivers strong rebuke of FDA approval of abortion drug

Bishop Thomas delivers strong rebuke of FDA approval of abortion drug

October 8, 2025
Radical leftist arrested for attempted bombing of Catholic mass

Radical leftist arrested for attempted bombing of Catholic mass

October 8, 2025
Nigerian Angelican Church announces break with Canterbury over liberal female bishop

Nigerian Angelican Church announces break with Canterbury over liberal female bishop

October 8, 2025
This Day in Conservative History: The Battle of Lepanto

This Day in Conservative History: The Battle of Lepanto

October 7, 2025
Spanish socialists push for constitutional “right” to abortion

Spanish socialists push for constitutional “right” to abortion

October 7, 2025
Report reveals sinister trans-activist network in European Union

Report reveals sinister trans-activist network in European Union

October 7, 2025
Vienna March for Life terrorized with fake bomb threat

Vienna March for Life terrorized with fake bomb threat

October 7, 2025
Youngkin signs order banning men from women’s spaces

Youngkin signs order banning men from women’s spaces

October 7, 2025
  • About iFamNews
  • Contact

Navigation Button Subscribe

  • Subscribe
October 8, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
  • English
    • Italiano
    • Español
    • Français
    • Deutsch
    • Polski
    • српски
    • Русский
    • Hrvatski

Navigation Button Donate

  • Donate
International Family News Network (IFN)
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
International Family News Network (IFN)
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
No Result
View All Result
International Family News Network (IFN)
No Result
View All Result

World Medical Association’s new code of ethics puts doctors’ freedom of conscience at risk

More than 250 physicians called on the World Medical Association to preserve freedom of conscience. However, the ambiguous wording on the issue can easily be misused for the opposite in the future.

Johann R. Porter by Johann R. Porter
November 8, 2022
in Foreground, Life
490
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
World Medical Association’s new code of ethics puts doctors’ freedom of conscience at risk
Share on FacebookShare on WhatsAppShare on TelegramShare on TwitterShare on WeChat

The World Medical Association (WMA), with ambiguous wording in its newly published Code of Medical Ethics, is allowing for a future restriction of physicians’ freedom of conscience with regard to abortion and euthanasia.

The WMA is an international federation of national medical associations. It was founded in 1947 and represents 112 professional associations; the US member is the American Medical Association. Part of its work is the publication of ethical guidelines on medical topics to ensure an internationally high ethical standard in medicine.

When a new issue of its International Code of Medical Ethics was published on October 8, the issue of medical freedom of conscience in particular was the subject of controversy.

Canadian doctors had called on the federal government to restrict freedom of conscience for physicians: for example, doctors would have to refer people who want to be legally killed by a doctor to physicians willing to perform such acts–even if they personally find euthanasia reprehensible.

The right to freedom of conscience has thus far protected physicians and medical personnel from performing or otherwise participating in treatments and practices that violate their own conscience for religious or their own moral reasons.

Then, more than 250 physicians wrote to the WMA saying that freedom of conscience should be preserved. The Code states in item 29 that a physician may refuse to perform a lawful medical procedure if doing so will not harm or discriminate against the patient and will not endanger the patient’s health.

Yet it is precisely with the ciphers “abortion bans discriminate against women” and “abortions are health services” that attempts have been made for decades to reinterpret the denial of abortion as discrimination and withholding of necessary medical treatment. Thus, there is no denying that the wording used in item 29 could be used to restrict freedom of conscience should public opinion continue to turn in favor of abortion advocates.

Are you interested in the pro-life and pro-family movement? Always stay up to date – subscribe to our newsletter! Register here. Daily news from the English-speaking countries and the whole world!

Tags: abortionconscientious objectionDoctorsEuthanasiafreedom of consciencemedical ethicsProtection of liferight to lifeWorld Medical Association
Johann R. Porter

Johann R. Porter

A German-speaking social scientist and worker in the pro-life movement. [This author writes under a pseudonym.]

Discussion about this post

Popular News

  • Homosexual throple allowed to adopt child in Canada

    Homosexual throple allowed to adopt child in Canada

    0 shares 498 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Transgender activist on trial for pedophilia in England

    0 shares 344 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 75-year-old woman arrested again outside of abortion clinic in Scotland

    0 shares 278 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Jimmy Kimmel’s crocodile tears aren’t fooling anyone

    0 shares 236 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Slovakia enshrines gender as male and female in constitution

    0 shares 196 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0

IFN – International Family News Network

© 2022 IFN – International Family News - All Rights Reserved.

Quick Links

  • About iFamNews
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Subscribe

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate

  • en English
  • it Italiano
  • es Español
  • fr Français
  • de Deutsch
  • pl Polski
  • sr српски
  • ru Русский
  • hr Hrvatski
  • Login
  • Sign Up

© 2022 IFN – International Family News - All Rights Reserved.