Physicians, not judges, should direct patient care
Our AMA Code of Clinical Ethics reminds us that the practice of drugs is, at its core, a ethical activity in which doctors bear an moral obligation to use seem health care judgment in caring for our clients. This requires that we generally act in the patient’s best curiosity in directing their therapy dependent on proof-based medical science, reasonably predicted added benefits, and informed consent. It is in opposition to that backdrop that justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom read…