Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base.

Religious and cultural values can conflict with clinical standard practice and law.

The DDR requires organ donors to be dead according to legal criteria prior to organ removal, and it’s rooted in fears of civil and criminal liability.

This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death.

Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria.

Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics.

Once focused on hospital liability, risk managers now navigate a broader set of enterprise risk management responsibilities.

Benches represent collective unity and are places of reflection for individual and communal decision making.

Native Americans suffer poverty and significant health inequity and are chronically underrepresented in the clinician workforce.

For patients historically stripped of control over their reproductive health, consideration of past violations and transparent discussion are key.