Letter of introduction -- Foreword -- Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs -- History -- Principles of medical ethics -- Preface to the Opinions of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs -- Preamble to the Opinions of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs -- Patient-physician relationships -- Consent, communication, and decision making -- Privacy, confidentiality, and medical records -- Genetics and reproductive medicine -- Caring for patients at the end of life -- Organ procurement and transplantation -- Research and innovation -- Physicians and the health of the community -- Professional self-regulation -- Interprofessional relationships -- Financing and delivery of health care.