{"id":9591,"date":"2017-11-23T13:58:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T13:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017.pdf"},"modified":"2017-11-23T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T13:58:37","slug":"montgomery-wma-eol-presentation-vatican-nov2017-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/montgomery-wma-eol-presentation-vatican-nov2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Montgomery-WMA EoL Presentation Vatican-Nov2017"},"author":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"description":{"rendered":"

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23.11.17
\n1
\nEnd-of-life\tquestions:
\nPerspectives\tfrom\tthe\tglobal\tmedical\tprofession
\nProfessor\tDr\tFrank\tUlrich\tMontgomery
\nPresident\tof\tthe\tGerman\tMedical\tAssociation
\nVice-Chair\tof\tthe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation
\nHippocrates
\nI\twill\tuse\ttreatment\tto\thelp\tthe\tsick\taccording\tto\tmy\tability\tand
\njudgment,\tbut\tnever\twith\ta\tview\tto\tinjury\tand\twrong-doing.
\nNeither\twill\tI\tadminister\ta\tpoison\tto\tanybody\twhen\tasked\tto\tdo\tso,
\nnor\twill\tI\tsuggest\tsuch\ta\tcourse.
\nWMA\tDeclaration\ton\tEuthanasia
\nAdopted\tby\tthe\t39th\tWorld\tMedical\tAssembly,\tMadrid,\tSpain,\tOctober\t1987
\nand\treaffirmed\tby\tthe\t170th\tWMA\tCouncil\tSession,\tDivonne-les-Bains,\tFrance,\tMay\t2005
\nand\treaffirmed\tby\tthe\t200th\tWMA\tCouncil\tSession,\tOslo,\tNorway,\tApril\t2015
\nEuthanasia,\tthat\tis\tthe\tact\tof\tdeliberately\tending\tthe\tlife\tof\ta\tpatient,
\neven\tat\tthe\tpatient\u2019s\town\trequest\tor\tat\tthe\trequest\tof\tclose\trelatives,\tis
\nunethical.\t\t\t\u2026
\nWMA\tStatement\ton\tPhysician-Assisted\tSuicide
\nAdopted\tby\tthe\t44th World\tMedical\tAssembly,\tMarbella,\tSpain,\tSeptember\t1992
\nand\teditorially\trevised\tby\tthe\t170th WMA\tCouncil\tSession,\tDivonne-les-Bains,\tFrance,\tMay\t2005
\nand\treaffirmed\tby\tthe\t200th WMA\tCouncil\tSession,\tOslo,\tNorway,\tApril\t2015
\nPhysician-assisted\tsuicide,\tlike\teuthanasia,\tis\tunethical\tand\tmust\tbe
\ncondemned\tby\tthe\tmedical\tprofession.\tWhere\tthe\tassistance\tof\tthe
\nphysician\tis\tintentionally\tand\tdeliberately\tdirected\tat\tenabling\tan
\nindividual\tto\tend\this\tor\ther\town\tlife,\tthe\tphysician\tacts\tunethically.
\nWMA\tResolution\ton\tEuthanasia
\nThe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation\thas\tnoted\tthat\tthe\tpractice
\nof\tactive\teuthanasia\twith\tphysician\tassistance,\thas\tbeen\tadopted
\ninto\tlaw\tin\tsome\tcountries.
\nBE\tIT\tRESOLVED\tthat:
\nThe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation\treaffirms\tits\tstrong\tbelief\tthat\teuthanasia\tis
\nin\tconflict\twith\tbasic\tethical\tprinciples\tof\tmedical\tpractice,\tand\tThe\tWorld
\nMedical\tAssociation\tstrongly\tencourages\tall\tNational\tMedical\tAssociations
\nand\tphysicians\tto\trefrain\tfrom\tparticipating\tin\teuthanasia,\teven\tif\tnational
\nlaw\tallows\tit\tor\tdecriminalizes\tit\tunder\tcertain\tconditions.
\nEnd-of-life\tquestions:
\nPerspectives\tfrom\tthe\tglobal\tmedical\tprofession
\nProfessor\tDr\tFrank\tUlrich\tMontgomery
\nPresident\tof\tthe\tGerman\tMedical\tAssociation
\nVice-Chair\tof\tthe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation
\n23.11.17
\n2
\nArguments
\n\u2022 Compassion\tfor\tpatients\tfor\t\u201chelping\thands\u201d
\n\u2022 Polls\tdemonstrate\tmajorities\tin\tfavour of\teuthanasia\tor\tphysician-
\nassisted\tsuicide
\n\u2022 Euthanasia\tor\tphysician-assisted\tsuicide\thave\tbeen\tlegalized\t\u2013
\nphysicians\thave\tto\tbe\tprepared\tto\tperform\tthese\tacts
\nEnd-of-life\tquestions:
\nPerspectives\tfrom\tthe\tglobal\tmedical\tprofession
\nProfessor\tDr\tFrank\tUlrich\tMontgomery
\nPresident\tof\tthe\tGerman\tMedical\tAssociation
\nVice-Chair\tof\tthe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation
\nThe\tModel\tProfessional\tCode\tof\tthe\tGMA
\n\u00a7 16
\nPhysicians\tmust\tsupport\tthe\tdying\twhile\tpreserving\ttheir\tdignity\tand
\nrespecting\ttheir\twishes.\tThey\tare\tforbidden\tto\tkill\tpatients\tupon\ttheir
\nrequest.\tThey\tmay\tnot\tperform\tassisted\tsuicide.
\n\u00a7 1,\tChapter\t2
\nThe\ttask\tof\tphysicians\tis\tto\tpreserve\tlife,\tprotect\tand\trestore\thealth,
\nalleviate\tsuffering,\tsupport\tthe\tdying\tand\tparticipate\tin\tthe
\npreservation\tof\tthe\tnatural\tfoundations\tof\tlife\twith\tregard\tfor\ttheir
\nimportance\tfor\thuman\thealth.
\nEnd-of-life\tquestions:
\nPerspectives\tfrom\tthe\tglobal\tmedical\tprofession
\nProfessor\tDr\tFrank\tUlrich\tMontgomery
\nPresident\tof\tthe\tGerman\tMedical\tAssociation
\nVice-Chair\tof\tthe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation
\nConclusion
\n\u2022 Reaffirm\tthe\tWMA\u2019s\tposition
\n\u2022 Safeguard\tmedical\tethics\twithout\tbeing\teasily\tswayed\tby
\no public\topinion
\no changes\tin\tpolicy\tor\tnew\tregulations
\no a\tmisguided\tinterpretation\tof\t\u201ccompassion\u201d
\nEnd-of-life\tquestions:
\nPerspectives\tfrom\tthe\tglobal\tmedical\tprofession
\nProfessor\tDr\tFrank\tUlrich\tMontgomery
\nPresident\tof\tthe\tGerman\tMedical\tAssociation
\nVice-Chair\tof\tthe\tWorld\tMedical\tAssociation<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"

23.11.17 1 End-of-life questions: Perspectives from the global medical profession Professor Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery President of the German Medical Association Vice-Chair of the World Medical Association Hippocrates I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury and wrong-doing. Neither will I administer […]<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"file","mime_type":"application\/pdf","media_details":{"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf-106x150.jpg","width":106,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf-106x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf-212x300.jpg","width":212,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf-212x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf-724x1024.jpg","width":724,"height":1024,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf-724x1024.jpg"},"full":{"file":"Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf.jpg","width":1058,"height":1497,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","source_url":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017-pdf.jpg"}}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Montgomery-WMA-EoL-Presentation-Vatican-Nov2017.pdf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9591"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9591"}]}}