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Ethics and law

Treatment for gender dysphoria in children: the new legal, ethical and clinical landscape

Malcolm K Smith and Ben Mathews

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (2): 102-104 Free

Medical-setting deaths and the coroner: laws, penalties and guidelines

Sarah Middleton and Michael D Buist

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 679-681 Free

Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician

Anne P F Wand, Carmelle Peisah, Julie-Anne Strukovski and Henry Brodaty

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 674-678 Free

Collaboration between the coroner and emergency physicians: efforts to improve outcomes from aortic dissection

George A Jelinek, Lyndal C Bugeja, Paresa A Spanos, Sandra L Neate, Ruth L Bergman and David L Ranson

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 607-609 Free

Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in a patient's best interests: Australian judicial deliberations

Lindy Willmott, Ben White, Malcolm K Smith and Dominic J C Wilkinson

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (9): 545-547 Free

Evaluation of legal capacity by doctors and lawyers: the need for collaborative assessment

Kelly J Purser and Tuly Rosenfeld

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (8): 483-485 Free

Consent, capacity and the right to say no

Hayden A Snow and Bill R Fleming

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (8): 486-488 Free

Ethics series — 5

Broken doctor–patient relationships: why won't they listen?

Michael Jefford and John R Zalcberg

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 347-349 Free

Ethics series — 5

Legal issues when a doctor's relationship with a “difficult” patient breaks down

Loane L C Skene

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 350-351 Free

Don't be scared, be angry: the politics and ethics of Ebola

L Claire Hooker, Christopher Mayes, Chris Degeling, Gwendolyn L Gilbert and Ian H Kerridge

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 352-354 Free

Information provision in cervical screening in Australia

Jane H Williams, Stacy M Carter and Lucie Rychetnik

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (5): 295-297 Free

Ethics series - 4

The help that John does not want

Peter A Roberts

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (6): 347

Mental health emergency transport: the pot-holed road to care

Joanne F Bradbury, Matt Ireland and Helen Stasa

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (6): 348-351 Free

Potentially incapable patients objecting to treatment: doctors’ powers and duties

Kerri Eagle and Christopher J Ryan

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (6): 352-354 Free

Liability in the context of misdiagnosis of melanoma in Australia

Melody R Abikhair, Patrick D Mahar, Adrian R Cachia and John W Kelly

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (2): 119-121 Free

Life insurance and genetic test results: a mutation carrier's fight to achieve full cover

Louise A Keogh and Margaret F A Otlowski

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): 363-366 Free

Research using autologous cord blood — time for a policy change

Michael X Han and Maria E Craig

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (4): 288-299 Free

Ethical and legal issues raised by cord blood banking — the challenges of the new bioeconomy

Cameron L Stewart, Lorena C Aparicio and Ian H Kerridge

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (4): 290-292 Free

Access to the Commonwealth electoral roll for medical research

Bebe Loff, Elissa A Campbell, Deborah C Glass, Helen L Kelsall, Claudia Slegers, Deborah R Zion, Ngaire J Brown and Lin Fritschi

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (2): 128-130 Free

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing — where should we focus the policy debate?

Timothy Caulfield and Pascal Borry

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (9): 499-500

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing — a regulatory nightmare?

Dianne Nicol and Meredith Hagger

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (9): 501-502

Open disclosure: ethical, professional and legal obligations, and the way forward for regulation

Angus J F Finlay, Cameron L Stewart and Malcolm Parker

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 445-448 Free

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing — clinical considerations

Ronald J Trent

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (9): 496-498

Emerging inequality and potential unconstitutionality — the case for reform of the intern priority system

Dev A S Kevat and Fiona J Lander

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (6): 334-337 Free

Ethics in medicine: is it a futile exercise?

Dominic J C Wilkinson

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (4): 220