Biological Warfare

International Prohibition Of Biological Weapons Sought

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 6th, 2001

The American Medical Association (AMA) introduced a declaration at the October 2001, annual meeting of the World Medical Association (WMA) that condemns the research, development, production or use of biological weapons as morally and ethically unacceptable.

Stressing that all countries face the threat of a biological attack, the AMA urged fellow WMA members, representing national medical associations from 76 countries, to establish effective international control measures to minimize the potential for a catastrophic scenario.

The AMA has been studying how the medical community could diminish the consequences of a biological attack since 1999. ...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2001-11-06)

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