There are no examples of medical-specific laws in ancient history. In fact, the earliest laws relating to healthcare were not written until the early nineteenth century. Why do you think that is? Do you feel our current legal system is more involved in the policies surrounding healthcare or the ethical issues?
There are no examples of medical-specific laws in ancient history. In fact, the earliest laws relating to healthcare were not written until the early nineteenth century. Why do you think that is? Do you feel our current legal system is more involved in the policies surrounding healthcare or the ethical issues?
One of the ways that torts are categorized is by a person’s actions—whether the actions are intentional or unintentional. Which category do you think should lead to more severe legal punishment—those torts categorized under intentional actions or unintentional actions?
I think there are no examples of medic-related laws in ancient history because historically, physicians' care standards and their conduct had been based on the comparison between what they were doing and how other physicians did or were doing it. The relationship between a doctor and a patient was not addressed in ethical canons or regulations. They did, however, place a strong emphasis on professional respect and etiquette in interactions with other physicians. Consequently, there could be no legal difficulties because ethics rules were generic, but a law may be more precise, as was the case in this case (Von Batten, 2017).
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