Canadian Medical Association embeds social justice into new ethics code

Updated rules require doctors to address systemic racism, promote cultural safety, and advance reconciliation as part of their professional responsibilities.

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The Canadian Medical Association has rewritten its code of ethics to make social justice and anti-racism part of the professional duties of Canadian doctors.

The new code, which took effect Thursday, says that doctors are now expected to address “systemic issues” and reduce health inequities and disparities affecting “historically excluded …