Declaration of Geneva 69314 221298272 2008-06-23T22:28:29Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[gl:Declaración de Xenebra]] :''This article pertains to the medical profession. There is also the [[Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization]] and the 1923 [[Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child]].'' The '''Declaration of Geneva''' was adopted by the General Assembly of the [[World Medical Association]] at [[Geneva]] in [[1948]] and amended in [[1968]], [[1984]], [[1994]], [[2005]] and [[2006]]. It is a declaration of [[physician]]s' dedication to the [[humanitarian]] goals of [[medicine]], a [[declaration]] that was especially important in view of the medical crimes which had just been committed in [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Germany]]. The Declaration of Geneva was intended as a revision <ref>World Medical Association (1997) press release 12 May</ref> of the [[Hippocratic Oath|Oath]] of [[Hippocrates]] to a formulation of that oath's moral truths that could be comprehended and acknowledged modernly.<ref>[http://www.wma.net/e/policy/c8.htm World Medical Association International Code of Medical Ethics]</ref> The original Declaration of Geneva reads:<ref>[http://www.euthanasia.com/belgium.html World Federation of Doctors Who Respect Human Life]</ref> :At the time of being admitted as a Member of the medical profession :*I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity : :*I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due; :*I will practise my profession with conscience and dignity; :*The health and life of my patient will be my first consideration; :*I will respect the secrets which are confided in me; :*I will maintain by all means in my power, the honour and the noble traditions of the medical profession; :*My colleagues will be my brothers :*I will not permit considerations of religion, nationality, race, party politics or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient; :*I will maintain the utmost respect for human life, from the time of its conception, even under threat, I will not use my medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity; :*I make these promises solemnly, freely and upon my honour. The Declaration of Geneva, as currently amended, reads<ref>[http://www.wma.net/e/policy/c8.htm World Medical Association International Code of Medical Ethics]</ref>: :At the time of being admitted as a member of the medical profession: :*I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity; :*I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due; :*I will practise my profession with conscience and dignity; :*The health of my patient will be my first consideration; :*I will respect the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died; :*I will maintain by all the means in my power, the honour and the noble traditions of the medical profession; :*My colleagues will be my sisters and brothers; :*I will not permit considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient; :*I will maintain the utmost respect for human life; :*I will not use my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat; :*I make these promises solemnly, freely and upon my honour. The amendments to the Declaration have been criticised as "imping[ing] on the inviolability of human life" because, for example, the original made "health and life" the doctor's "first consideration" whereas the amended version removes the words "and life", and the original required respect for human life "from the time of its conception" which was changed to "from its beginning" in 1984 and deleted in 2005.<ref>Jones, David Albert [http://www.catholicdoctors.org.uk/CMQ/2006/Feb/hippocratic_oath_ii.htm The Hippocratic Oath II: The declaration of Geneva and other modern adaptations of the classical doctors' oath, Catholic Medical Quarterly February 2006]</ref> These changes have been criticised as straying from the Hippocratic tradition and as a deviation from the post Nuremberg concern of lack of respect for human life. <ref>Jones, David Albert [http://www.catholicdoctors.org.uk/CMQ/2006/Feb/hippocratic_oath_ii.htm The Hippocratic Oath II: The declaration of Geneva and other modern adaptations of the classical doctors' oath, Catholic Medical Quarterly February 2006] </ref> ==See also== *[[Command responsibility]] *[[Nuremberg Principles]] *[[Nuremberg Code]] *[[Declaration of Helsinki]] *[[Belmont Report]] *[[International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use]] *[[Informed consent]] ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.wma.net/e/policy/c8.htm Declaration of Geneva] (at foot of page) * [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/oath_classical.html Hippocratic Oath] - Classical version * [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/oath_modern.html Hippocratic Oath] - Modern version [[Category:Medical ethics]] [[Category:1948]] [[de:Genfer Deklaration des Weltärztebundes]] [[es:Declaración de Ginebra]] [[gl:Declaración de Xenebra]] [[id:Deklarasi Jenewa]] [[ja:ジュネーブ宣言]] [[pl:Deklaracja Genewska]] [[zh:日內瓦宣言]]