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AMA Code of Medical Ethics URL: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics.shtml Description: Ethics code of the American Medical Association (AMA), with related updates and opinions. The code, which can be read online or downloaded to PDAs, covers social policy issues (such as abortion, capital punishment, cloning, and end-of-life care), patient-physician relationships, confidentiality, and other ethical issues. "CEJA Reports" includes papers on topics such as medical testimony and organ donation. Also find a history of the AMA principles of medical ethics. From the American Medical Association. Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA) Extra Keywords Oath of Hippocrates Euthanasia Library of Congress Subject Headings: Medical ethics Physicians LII Database Information: Record 20782 created by Jennifer English on 02/28/2006 Last modification on 10/07/2009 Published: 03/02/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20782 |