Lawyer Cynthia Chandler joins Ethics Talk to discuss the practice of sterilization in California state prisons, and Dr Anthony Loria shares new research on surgical outcomes for incarcerated patients.
Kala T. Pham joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Rachel W. Davis: “Ethics of Learning Surgical Autonomy in Safety-Net Hospital Systems With Patients Who Are Incarcerated.”
Safety-net hospitals care for patients who are incarcerated and are key environments in which surgical trainees learn to wield their professional autonomy.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(4):E263-268. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.263.