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JAMA. 1985;253(16):2424-2425.

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A REPORT containing the following opinions of the Judicial Council of the American Medical Association (AMA) was adopted by the AMA House of Delegates at its December 1984 Interim Meeting:

Physician-Patient Relationship: Respect for Law and Human Rights

The creation of the physician-patient relationship is contractual in nature. Generally, both the physician and the patient are free to enter into or decline to enter the relationship. A physician may decline to undertake the care of a patient whose medical condition is not within the physician's current competence. However, physicians who offer their services to the public may not decline to accept patients because of race, color, religion, national origin, or any other basis that would constitute illegal discrimination. Furthermore, physicians who are obligated under preexisting contractual arrangements may not decline to accept patients as provided by those arrangements.

Terminal Illness: Patients' Preferences

A competent, adult patient may, in advance, formulate . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Office of the General Counsel, American Medical Association. For further information and reprints, write to Office of the General Counsel, American Medical Association, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610.

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