Adopted by the 34th World Medical Assembly,
Lisbon, Portugal, September/October 1981
and amended by the 52nd WMA General Assembly, Edinburgh, Scotland,
October 2000
and the WMA General Assembly, Seoul, Korea, October 2008
RESOLVED, that it is unethical for physicians to participate
in capital punishment, in any way, or during any step of the execution
process, including its planning and the instruction and/or training
of persons to perform executions.
The World Medical Association
REQUESTS firmly its constituent members to advise all physicians
that any participation in capital punishment as stated above is
unethical.
URGES its constituent members to lobby actively national governments
and legislators against any participation of physicians in capital
punishment.
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