Gatekeepers of gun privileges is not an appropriate role for physicians since there is no objective test of fitness for gun ownership or possession.

Advocating for justice in health care means seeking to reduce or prevent structural violence created by policies that deny coverage to some people.

Physicians who torture historically have not been held accountable by the law or medical profession, but national medical associations can promote accountability.

Although force-feeding prisoners might seem to be in the interests of beneficence and justice, international codes of ethics permit prisoners to refuse nourishment if they make a rational, uncoerced choice to do so.

Wendy Orr recalls witnessing and speaking out against the abuses of detainees by the South African government during apartheid.

AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions on assisted reproductive technology.

It is important for young medical professionals to understand the many systems of professional regulation and their role in defining and enforcing standards of professional conduct.

The American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions on professionalism and the use of social media, sexual misconduct in the practice of medicine, sexual or romantic relations between physicians and key third parties, and physicians’ duty to care for the poor.

Medical specialty boards improve the quality and safety of health care, but they can overreach, and their board members express disapproval of board action by petition and through legal action.

Telepsychiatry extends access to psychiatric treatment to those who might not otherwise get it, but licensure problems and the risk of boundary violations between patients and physicians need to be worked out.