A patient believes that his physician "broke the law" and has consulted with an attorney. Which of the following activities will be studied when determining if the law was broken?

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One concept used to analyze the difference between the law and ethics is that of concerns. Within the law, the concerns focus on conduct and actions and ask the question "what did a person do or fail to do?" In this situation, the patient wants the physician's activities studied as to what was or was not done. Within ethics, concerns focus on motives, attitudes, and culture and ask the question "why did one act as they did?" "Actions that benefit all of society" is a category of ethical interests. "Motivation for the physician's actions" is also a category of ethical concerns.

A Patient Believes That His Physician "Broke the Law" and Has