The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions on respect for civil and human rights.

While the Model State Public Health Act does much to address inconsistent and outdated state legislation pertaining to infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies, its current form has caused some concern about possible infringement of civil liberties.

Racial and ethnic inequity exists throughout the lifespan, including at the end of life.

Prospective bereavement counseling has value when a person can reasonably anticipate loss.

Calls to expand palliative care education have been explicit since the 1990s, but palliative care training in surgery remains too narrowly focused on end of life.

Some clinicians might neglect discussing benefits and harms of antimicrobials with their patients during advance care planning processes.

Some patients’ end-of-life care plans still require good antimicrobial management.

Undocumented people in the US face legal and structural barriers to health care services, including for kidney failure.

When surgical intervention is most appropriate, success should be defined by how well a surgical intervention aligns with a patient’s goals.

For some patients whose survival is extended by disease-modifying interventions, little guidance about clinical and ethical complexities exist.