Fictional narrative of a physician who decides to leave the state for safety with his pregnant wife and son when a flu epidemic breaks out.

Many physicians assist others at great risk to their personal safety as part of Physicians for Human Rights.

Giving undocumented immigrants and those with DACA status (DREAMers) access to health care and medical education enables them to contribute to these systems.

Many physicians find it difficult to accept uninsured or Medicaid patients due to low level or lack of reimbursement.

Physicians who are aware of various forms of human rights abuses are better able to serve and advocate for their patients.

Lack of access to health care is causing the US to lag behind in the global economy and needs to be tackled with specific policy solutions.

Being marked as an “other” outside of the circle of human concern expresses tension between principles of liberty and equality and exacerbates health inequity.

Millennium Development Goals on nutrition and health seek to end hunger and significantly reduce malnutrition and premature death by 2025. Health systems and health professionals have important roles in meeting these goals.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinion on physicians' duty to the poor.

The social-justice question we must pose to physicians is: Are you willing to advocate for changes to the medical system that creates the need for you to take on charity care in the first place?