Policy
WMA's Policies on Ethical and Social Issues
The Handbook of WMA Policy is issued as a record of the World Medical Association’s stance on a variety of ethical and social issues. The issues are usually important factors in human health and are relevant to physicians worldwide. Some of the Declarations have needed revision in light of new knowledge or to improve the sometimes awkward wording that inevitably occurs when people of different tongues deliberate together. This dynamic process shows that the WMA is a constantly evolving, unique organization, ideal to act as a protector of patients’ best interests, and as advocates for the medical profession.
- WMA Declaration of Seoul on Professional Autonomy and Clinical Independence (revised)
- WMA Statement on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (revised)
- WMA Statement on Biosimilar Medicinal Products
- WMA Statement on the Development and Promotion of a Maternal and Child Health Handbook
- WMA Statement on Environmental Degradation and Sound Management of Chemicals (revised)
- WMA Statement on the Ethics of Telemedicine (revised)
- WMA Statement on Gender Equality in Medicine
- WMA Statement on Medical Tourism
- WMA Statement on Medically-Indicated Termination of Pregnancy (revised)
- WMA Statement on Nuclear Weapons (revised)
- WMA Statement on Physicians Convicted of Genocide, War Crimes, or Crimes Against Humanity (revised)
- WMA Statement on Sustainable Development
- WMA Resolution on Migration
Policies reaffirmed with minor revision by the 210th Council Session in Reykjavik
HB-E-Version-2019-v2 (printed in May 2019; 3,6 MB)