title: Why law pervades medicine: an essay on ethics in health care.
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University College of Law, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026686:Beneficence; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016265:Conflict of Interest / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032921:Consensus; D032962:Consent Forms; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004989:Ethics; D017041:Ethics Committees; D040861:Ethics, Business; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D033161:Government Regulation; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence / Q000266:history; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018447:Medical Futility; D016743:Mental Competency; D009014:Morals; D026706:Paternalism; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States