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Argues that justice must be considered in the analysis of physician's duties to abused patients. Privacy beliefs as barrier to physician's response to domestic violence; Beneficence and nonmaleficence towards abused patients; Self-respect as requirement of justice; Requiring domestic violence training in medical education; Treatment plans and protocols to identify abuse and provide assistance.

Focuses on the rationing of age-based health care. Increase in the number of aged people; Consideration of the inequalities between age groups; Government investments on other health care priorities; Comparison of the number of aged women to aged men.

Presents medical correspondence clarifying the abuse of medical futility rationale in the United States. Case example of HIV-positive person admitted to the hospital with only 3 months to live and woman with metastatic breast cancer; Goal of assessing patient attitude.