Beginning of Life Decisions
- Medical interruption of pregnancy
- Reproductive technology
End of Life Decisions
- Withholding or withdrawing treatment
- Controlling pain and suffering
- Providing medically futile or inappropriate care
Patient Rights
- Refusing treatment
- Demanding treatment
- Living wills and other advance directives
- Deciding for incapacitated patients
Resource Allocation
- Organ donation and transplantation
- Blood transfusions
Patient Confidentiality
- Protecting patient privacy
- HIV infection
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Substance abuse