Adopted by the 147th Council Session Paris,
France, May 1997,
endorsed by the 49th WMA General Assembly Hamburg, Germany, November
1997
and rescinded at the WMA General Assembly,
Santiago 2005
Recognising that there have been recent developments in science
leading to the cloning of a mammal, namely a sheep, and
because this raises the possibility of such cloning techniques being
used in humans, in turn raising concern for the dignity of the human
being and protection for the security of human genetic material,
the World Medical Association hereby calls on doctors engaged in
research and other researchers to abstain voluntarily from participating
in the cloning of human beings until the scientific, ethical and
legal issues have been fully considered by doctors and scientists,
and any necessary controls put in place. |
