Having reasonable freedom to act in accordance with our conscience is something that Christian healthcarers rightly value. A number of recent events and reviews over the last year or so highlight some of the perennial vulnerabilities of conscience provision but also some reasons for hope […]
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Christian doctors unite worldwide to challenge WMA on conscience rights
The International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA) has called on the World Medical Association (WMA) to protect doctors’ conscience rights on abortion and euthanasia. ICMDA, which unites national associations of doctors and dentists in over 80 countries, was responding to a move by […]
World Medical Association reaffirms its strong opposition to euthanasia
The World Medical Association has reiterated its strong opposition to euthanasia. From the WMA Resolution on Euthanasia: Euthanasia, that is the act of deliberately ending the life of a patient, even at the patient’s own request or at the request of close relatives, is unethical. This […]