Ethics in the News
Improving the accuracy of the Census to ensure better political representation is an important step in reducing health disparities that disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples.
Published on 11/07/2023
Ethics Case
In general, a physician should not refuse a patient simply because the individual is not vaccinated or declines to be vaccinated.
Published on 09/15/2021
Ethics Case
Decisions to allocate scarce resources should not be based on non-medical criteria, such as judgments about a patient’s social worth.
Published on 04/08/2020
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