A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit.

Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued.

Physicians must resist judging the quality of life of their patients with Down syndrome and learn to listen and see them as individual personalities.

Workplace wellness programs contribute to the wellness movement by enlisting nontraditional health partners and influencing social determinants of health.

Women with disabilities may be prevented access to reproductive medicine due to discrimination and mistaken assumptions about disabled people.

Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed.

Expedited partner therapy is an ethical and effective treatment for sexually transmitted infection, provided patients are reliable messengers to partners.

Clinicians must avoid violating professional ethical principles and patients’ legal rights and they may not ever discriminate. So, what does that mean in practice?

Alternatives to suing could help open communication between injured patients and clinicians.

The best interests of a pregnant psychotic patient can be served by determining her decision making capacity and using surrogate decision making if needed.