Dear friends,
After an extensive worldwide consultation over a period of several years, the World Medical Association (WMA) reaffirmed on Saturday, October 26, at its Annual Assembly in Tbilisi, Georgia, its opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
You may recall that at the October 2018 annual assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Canadian and Dutch medical associations proposed a draft resolution that the WMA adopt a neutral stance regarding the ethics of these acts. They met with overwhelming opposition, and the motion was withdrawn. Please consult our Report from Reykjavik. This week’s restatement of opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is the fruit of consensus achieved by national medical associations around the world.
The CMA withdrew from membership in the WMA after the 2018 assembly. Please click below for the:
Sincerely,
Catherine Ferrier
President