WMA and the right to Conscientious Objection – Message of our President
The World Medical Association (WMA) holds its annual General Assembly from October 5-8 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin. For that Occasion, the presidents of both the World- and the European Federation of Catholic Medical
Open Letter to the World Medical Association on Conscientious Objection
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Statement for UN ‘Interactive Dialogue on COVID-19 and Economic Social and Cultural Rights’ co-signed by FIAMC
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CMA-UK to the WMA: on the revised draft of the International Code of Medical Ethics
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Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health & Family
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Update from FIAMC Membership Committee
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To NGOs in official partnership and foundations in official relations with UNESCO Ref.: BSP/DPA/CSP/20/010 Paris, 24 April 2020 Dear Partners, As you may know, our programme related to non-governmental organizations has successfully been integrated within
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