Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Abstract

The Ethics of Exclusion in Infertility Care

Richard F. Storrow

This commentary examines the applicability of medical ethics principles to a discrimination case decided by the California Supreme Court. It compares the potential-patient provisions and the ongoing physician-patient relationship provisions of the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics to explain why several medical associations were in conflict about how medical ethics should apply to the case. The commentary argues for a stronger expression of commitment to non-discrimination in the treatment of patients in ongoing physician-patient relationships.