The Guide, which took two years to complete and tackles major issues in connection with such subjects as contraception, abortion, new methods of reproduction, organ transplants and euthanasia, has been unanimously adopted by the Congress of the Belgian
Medical Council and similar disciplinary organizations in the twelve Member States of the Community.1 It is intended to serve as a professional code of good conduct for the 900 000 doctors in the Community, given the new problems
which they have to face as a result of developments in our advance
d societie ...[+++]s and the rapid progress being made in medicine.Ce Guide, qui a demande deux annees de preparation et aborde les grandes questions liees a la contraception, a l'avortement et aux nouvelles methodes de reproduction ainsi qu'aux greffes d'organes, a l'euthanasie etc., vient d'etre adopte a l'unanimite par la Conference de l'Ordre des medecins e
t des organisations similaires qui regroupent les instances disciplinaires de cette profession pour les douze pays de la Communaute(1). Son but est de servir de code de conduite pour les quelque 900.000 medecins de la CEE dans leur vie professionnelle, compte tenu des problemes nouveaux a
uxquels ils doivent ...[+++]faire face en raison de l'evolution de nos societes avancees ainsi que des progres rapides de la medecine.