Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint May 2016 Hospital Ethics Committees, Consultants, and Courts George Annas, JD, MPH and Michael Grodin, MD Hospital ethics committees originated with concerns about legal liability, but today they educate, develop and implement policies, and review cases. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):554-559. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.sect1-1605. Health Law Jun 2023 What’s Wrong With Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender Adolescents? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE This article canvasses states’ legal prohibitions and challenges to them and considers consequences for clinicians and patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E414-420. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.414. Policy Forum Mar 2005 Confidentiality and Consent in Adolescent Substance Abuse: An Update Melissa Weddle, MD, MPH and Patricia K. Kokotailo, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(3):239-243. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.3.pfor1-0503. Policy Forum Dec 2005 Physician-Advocate: Deciding What To Fight for and When Philip A. Pizzo, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):813-815. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.pfor2-0512. Medicine and Society Oct 2012 Adolescents’ Right to Consent to Reproductive Medical Care: Balancing Respect for Families with Public Health Goals Margaret Moon, MD, MPH Preventing bad outcomes for teens and their offspring was the impetus behind confidential care for reproductive health. Requiring parental involvement created an obstacle to the provision of necessary care. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(10):805-808. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.10.msoc1-1210. Case and Commentary Oct 2015 Conscientious Refusal or Discrimination against Gay Parents? Judith Palfrey, MD Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):897-903. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.ecas1-1510.
Viewpoint May 2016 Hospital Ethics Committees, Consultants, and Courts George Annas, JD, MPH and Michael Grodin, MD Hospital ethics committees originated with concerns about legal liability, but today they educate, develop and implement policies, and review cases. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):554-559. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.sect1-1605.
Health Law Jun 2023 What’s Wrong With Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender Adolescents? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE This article canvasses states’ legal prohibitions and challenges to them and considers consequences for clinicians and patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E414-420. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.414.
Policy Forum Mar 2005 Confidentiality and Consent in Adolescent Substance Abuse: An Update Melissa Weddle, MD, MPH and Patricia K. Kokotailo, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(3):239-243. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.3.pfor1-0503.
Policy Forum Dec 2005 Physician-Advocate: Deciding What To Fight for and When Philip A. Pizzo, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):813-815. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.pfor2-0512.
Medicine and Society Oct 2012 Adolescents’ Right to Consent to Reproductive Medical Care: Balancing Respect for Families with Public Health Goals Margaret Moon, MD, MPH Preventing bad outcomes for teens and their offspring was the impetus behind confidential care for reproductive health. Requiring parental involvement created an obstacle to the provision of necessary care. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(10):805-808. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.10.msoc1-1210.
Case and Commentary Oct 2015 Conscientious Refusal or Discrimination against Gay Parents? Judith Palfrey, MD Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):897-903. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.ecas1-1510.