Dr Cindy de Villiers: Medical Ethics Presentation Outline

This 12-page presentation outline was delivered to the Royal Commission of Inquiry Phase 2, examining alleged medical ethics violations during New Zealand’s pandemic response across four critical areas:

Part 1: Medical Ethics Framework – Analysis of the four pillars of medical ethics (beneficence, non-maleficence, bodily autonomy, justice) and their alleged violation during the covid-19 response.

Part 2: Informed Consent Failures – Examination of consent processes, referencing the Nuremberg Code and claims that coercion, censorship, and inadequate risk disclosure prevented true informed consent.

Part 3: Vulnerable Populations – Specific concerns regarding vaccination recommendations for pregnant women and children, described as “particularly egregious” departures from established medical caution.

Part 4: Professional Persecution – Documentation of disciplinary action against dissenting doctors and critique of the Medical Council of New Zealand’s conduct, including alleged conflicts of interest.

Supporting Documentation The presentation references extensive correspondence with authorities, including nearly 70 open letters documenting evolving concerns, and draws on historical medical disasters including thalidomide as ethical frameworks for understanding professional obligations during emergencies.

This material provides essential documentation for understanding how fundamental medical ethics principles were allegedly abandoned during New Zealand’s pandemic response, resulting in what the author describes as significant moral injury to the medical profession.