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Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion

Physicians should ascertain the law in their state on parental involvement to ensure that their practices are consistent with their legal obligations.

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Pediatric Decision Making

Physicians have a responsibility to engage minor patients in making decisions about their own care to the greatest extent possible.

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Substitution of Surgeon

Patients are entitled to choose their own physicians, which includes being permitted to accept or refuse having an intervention performed by a substitute.

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Reporting Clinical Test Results

Physicians have a corresponding obligation to be considerate of patient concerns and ensure that patients receive test results within a reasonable time frame.

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Use of Placebo in Clinical Practice

The use of placebo, when consistent with good medical care, is distinct from interventions that lack scientific foundation.

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Withholding Information from Patients

Withholding information without the patient’s knowledge or consent is ethically unacceptable.

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Decisions for Adult Patients Who Lack Capacity

Physicians should engage patients whose capacity is impaired in decisions involving their own care to the greatest extent possible.

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Informed Consent

Physicians should take certain steps to ensure a patient provides informed consent for recommended treatments.

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Ethical Practice in Telemedicine

All physicians who participate in telehealth/telemedicine have an ethical responsibility to uphold fundamental fiduciary obligations.

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