{"id":13717,"date":"1993-03-15T20:39:00","date_gmt":"1993-03-16T04:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13717"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:04:34","slug":"news-allegations-of-nazi-past-force-resignation-of-wma-president-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13717","title":{"rendered":"(News) Allegations of Nazi past force resignation of WMA president-elect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Sullivan<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"171\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cmaj.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Medical Association Journal, CMAJ\" class=\"wp-image-11269\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canadian Medical Association Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>the World Medical Association (WMA) . . .  recently found itself caught up in the most controversial problem in WMA history. At issue was the appointment of Dr. Hans-Joachim Sewering, 76, as the WMA&#8217;s president-elect. He was to have become president in October. Angry physicians belonging to several WMA member organizations, including the CMA, demanded that the appointment be overturned because Sewering had belonged to the Schutzstaffel, the Nazi elite guard, before World War II. . . . Sewering has been heavily involved in WMA affairs for more than 20 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sullivan P. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1490743\/pdf\/cmaj00307-0147.pdf\">Allegations of Nazi past force resignation of WMA president-elect<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1995;148(6):995-996. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Sullivan Extractthe World Medical Association (WMA) . . . recently found itself caught up in the most controversial problem in WMA history. 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