title: Medical ethics and the civil law.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000368:Aged; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003068:Coercion; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005065:Euthanasia; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D010820:Physicians; D011612:Psychosurgery; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012928:Social Desirability; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive