The revised International Code of Medical Ethics: responses to some important questions

The revised International Code of Medical Ethics unites doctors under one global medical ethos

“…We acknowledge that the revision process would have benefited from even broader international participation, particularly from resource limited settings 6. Nevertheless, it is reassuring that the international WMA workgroup tasked with leading the revision process agreed easily and rapidly on most parts of the code.…”

“…However, the code focuses on laying down the basic ethical principles for doctors. Despite the existence of universal ethical principles, some genuine moral dilemmas arise, about which there will be deeply conflicting moral views, and a relatively short code of ethics cannot resolve them 6…”