Archived Policies
Archived and rescinded policies
The following WMA policies have been rescinded by the WMA General Assembly and are no longer active. They are included here for historical purposes only and must not be cited as current official WMA policy.
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, October 2026
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Porto, Portugal, October 2025
- WMA Statement on Augmented Intelligence in Medical Care
- WMA Statement on Obesity in Children
- WMA Statement on the Physician's Role in Obesity
- WMA Statement on Patient Advocacy and Confidentiality
- WMA Resolution on Legislation against Abortion in Nicaragua
- WMA Statement on Vitamin D Insufficiency
- WMA Resolution on Equitable Global Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine
- WMA Resolution in support of the countries worst affected by the Covid-19 crisis
- WMA Resolution on Covid-19 Vaccines and International Travel Requirements
- WMA Resolution on Climate Emergency
- WMA Statement on the Role of Physicians in Environmental Issues
- WMA Resolution on Protecting the Future Generation’s Right to Live in a Healthy Environment
- WMA Resolution on the Healthcare Situation in Syria
- WMA Statement on Alcohol and Road Safety
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, October 2024
- WMA Statement on the Prevention of Air pollution due to Vehicle Emissions
- WMA Resolution on Bahrain
- WMA Resolution about the Bombing on the Hospital of MSF in Kunduz
- WMA Resolution reaffirming the WMA Resolution on Economic Embargoes and Health
- WMA Resolution on Migrant Workers' Health and Safety in Qatar
- WMA Resolution to Stop Attacks Against Healthcare Workers and Facilities In Turkey
- WMA Resolution in Support of the Brazilian Medical Association
- WMA Resolution in Support of Dr Serdar Küni
- WMA Resolution in Support of Professor Cyril Karabus
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda, October 2023
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Berlin, Germany, October 2022
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly (online), London, United Kingdom, October 2021
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly (online), Cordoba, Spain, October 2020
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 2019
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2018
- WMA Statement on Professional Responsibility for Standards of Medical Care
- WMA Resolution to Reaffirm the WMA’s Prohibition of Physician Participation in Capital Punishment
- WMA Resolution on Physician Participation in Capital Punishment
- WMA Resolution on Poppies for Medicine Project for Afghanistan
- WMA Resolution on the Economic Crisis: Implications for Health
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Chicago, USA, October 2017
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2016
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Moscow, Russia, October 2015
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Durban, South Africa, October 2014
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Fortaleza, Brazil, October 2013
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2012
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Vancouver, Canada, October 2010
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, New Delhi, India, October 2009
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Seoul, Korea, October 2008
- WMA Resolution on The SIrUS Project: "Towards a Determination of which Weapons cause 'Superfluous Injury or Unnecessary Suffering'"
- WMA Resolution on Reported Violations of Health Related Human Rights in Kosovo
- WMA Resolution on the Prohibition of Access of Women to Health Care and the Prohibition of Practice by Female Doctors in Afghanistan
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Pilanesberg, South Africa, October 2006
- WMA Statement on In-Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transplantation
- WMA Statement on Ethical Aspects of Embryonic Reduction
- WMA Statement on Fetal Tissue Transplantation
- World Medical Association Statement on AIDS
- WMA Statement on the Professional Responsibility of Physicians in Treating Aids Patients
- WMA Statement on Issues Raised by the HIV Epidemic
- WMA Statement on the Use of Computer in Medicine
- WMA Statement on Accountability, Responsibilities and Ethical Guidelines in the Practice of Telemedicine
- WMA Statement on Home Medical Monitoring,"Tele-Medicine" and Medical Ethics
- WMA Statement on the Care of Patients with Severe Chronic Pain in Terminal Illness
- WMA Statement on the Use and Misuse of Psychotropic Drugs
- WMA Statement on the Prescription of Substitute Drugs in the Outpatient Treatment of Addicts to Opiate Drugs Print PDF Send
- WMA Statement on Drug Treatment of Tuberculosis
- World Medical Association Declaration of Rancho Mirage on Medical Education
- World Medical Association Declaration - WMA 5th World Conference on Medical Education
- WMA Resolution on Avian Influenza
- WMA Statement on the Twelve Principles of Provision of Health Care in any National Health Care System
WMA Policies that were rescinded and archived at the WMA General Assembly, Santiago, October 2005
- WMA Statement on Genetic Counseling and Genetic Engineering
- WMA Declaration on the Human Genome Project
- WMA Resolution on Cloning
- WMA Resolution on Medical Group Practice
- WMA Declaration on Chemical and Biological Weapons
- WMA Declaration on Physician Independence and Professional Freedom
- WMA Resolution on Human Rights
- WMA Statement on Generic Drug Substitution
- World Medical Association Resolution on Therapeutic Substitution
- World Medical Association Statement on Medical Malpractice
- WMA Declaration of Sao Paulo on Pollution
- World Medical Association Statement on Medical Manpower - I
- World Medical Association Statement on Medical Manpower - II
- World Medical Association Statement on Medical Manpower - III
- WMA Statement on Infant Health
- WMA Resolution on Generic Drugs
- WMA Statement on Tobacco Manufacture, Import, Export, Sale and Advertising
- WMA Resolution to Prohibit Smoking on International Flights
- World Medical Association Statement on Safety in the Workplace
- World Medical Association Recommendations Concerning Medical Care in Rural Areas
- World Medical Association Statement on Persistent Vegetative State
- WMA Resolution on the Testing of Nuclear Weapons