Reflection on medical law and ethics in INDIA
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KEYWORDS: Healthcare, Ethics, Efficiency, medical code of conduct, Moral relativism, landmark judgementsAbstract
There is as such no Universal definition of medical ethics and more than that it's quite difficult to
explain it but it can be interpreted as a moral and not legal obligation that a medical practitioner is
supposed to abide it. However, there are a lot of times when some of the standards which we call as a
medical ethics have legal effect as well. We will discuss about the theories of Medical Ethic such as
Moral relativism, Moral objectivism and Moral pluralism, Various Approaches such as Principal
Approach, Fiduciary Approach. There are some computing areas related to medical ethics such
as informed consent and medical ethics, Disclosure of Information, Confidentiality. The paper will also
deal with landmark judgments concerning medical ethics in India all cases shows how negligence
and unethical conduct medical professionals can be which lead to serious consequences and can
also lead to the death of the patient. Therefore it is always very important for a physician to get the
proper procedure along with the code of conduct which needs to be followed keeping in the mind the
basic morals.
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