{"id":4547,"date":"2018-10-22T12:39:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collectif.lesartsmartial.com\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2025-08-12T00:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:21:18","slug":"more-news-from-the-world-medical-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/en\/more-news-from-the-world-medical-association\/","title":{"rendered":"More news from the World Medical Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends,<\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of the World Medical Association (WMA) General Assembly in Iceland October 3 to 6, and the withdrawal of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) from the WMA, continues to evolve.<\/p>\n<p>This week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/sign-up\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/sign-up\/\">Canadian Associate Members<\/a> of the WMA received a letter from Dr. Otmar Kloiber, the Secretary General of the WMA. It is being shared with his authorization. It can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/category\/blogue\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/category\/blogue\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other commentators take many different angles on the events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cma.ca\/En\/Pages\/Canadian-Medical-Association-(CMA)-resigns-from-the-World-Medical-Association-(WMA).aspx\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.cma.ca\/En\/Pages\/Canadian-Medical-Association-(CMA)-resigns-from-the-World-Medical-Association-(WMA).aspx\">CMA ANNOUNCEMENT\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/news-post\/canadian-medical-association-resignation\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.wma.net\/news-post\/canadian-medical-association-resignation\/\"><strong>WMA ANNOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-canadian-doctors-quit-world-body-over-israeli-leader-s-plagiarism-1.6534173?=&amp;v=FC291FE9925ACCF834990F94E0F021A0&amp;ts=_1539028222709\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-canadian-doctors-quit-world-body-over-israeli-leader-s-plagiarism-1.6534173?=&amp;v=FC291FE9925ACCF834990F94E0F021A0&amp;ts=_1539028222709\"><strong>Haaretz (Israel)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Mark Komrad in the Psychiatric Times:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatrictimes.com\/couch-crisis\/euthanasia-versus-plagiarism-strange-international-drama\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatrictimes.com\/couch-crisis\/euthanasia-versus-plagiarism-strange-international-drama\"><strong>Euthanasia Versus Plagiarism: A Strange International Drama<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bioedge:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bioedge.org\/pointedremarks\/view\/which-is-more-egregious-euthanasia-or-plagiarism\/12848\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bioedge.org\/pointedremarks\/view\/which-is-more-egregious-euthanasia-or-plagiarism\/12848\/\"><strong>Which is more egregious: euthanasia or plagiarism?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some tweets from\u00a0<strong>Dr. Jeff Blackmer of the CMA<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jblackmerMD\/status\/1048628453719904256\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jblackmerMD\/status\/1048628453719904256\">Twitter link #1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jblackmerMD\/status\/1048625332977381376\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jblackmerMD\/status\/1048625332977381376\">Twitter link #2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jblackmerMD\/status\/1048622134640168960\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jblackmerMD\/status\/1048622134640168960\">Twitter link #3<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josebona\/status\/1048642817801801728\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josebona\/status\/1048642817801801728\">response from the Brazilians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a very detailed analysis of the CMA\u2019s role in the move toward legal euthanasia in Canada, see the Protection of Conscience Project\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/background\/procedures\/assist029-01.aspx\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/background\/procedures\/assist029-01.aspx\"><strong>Canadian Medical Association and euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada: Critical review of CMA approach to changes in policy and law:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catherine Ferrier<br \/>\nPresident<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends, The aftermath of the World Medical Association (WMA) General Assembly in Iceland October 3 to 6, and the withdrawal of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) from the WMA, continues to evolve. 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