The revised International Code of Medical Ethics unites doctors under one global medical ethos
The World Medical Association’s revised International Code of Medical Ethics offers a core set of ethical norms for all doctors worldwide to follow, write Ramin W Parsa-Parsi , Raanan Gillon , and Urban Wiesing Increasing global mobility, and the growing plurality in society that comes with it, has an undeniable effect on medical practice. The likelihood of patients consulting doctors with different cultural backgrounds, religions, or secular values has increased substantially. This raises several essential questions for the medical profession around whether patients can expect a core set o...