MEDICAL LAWS AND ETHICS IN INDIA

Law and medicine, despite being two different subjects with nothing in common, may overlap where they find the need for each other. Ethics is a concept of moral instincts that a common being inherits and follows in his lifetime. The notion for ethics can be different for every individual. The topic of interest in this article focuses on the importance and impact of ethics in the medical field and how the law contributes to this aspect, thus evaluating the connection between health care laws and medical ethical issues. The paper will also be focusing on creating awareness on the rights of medical practitioners contributing to the welfare of the society. The need for regulations is because of the malpractices actively being performed in the society. The activities of a medical professional continuously revolve around the life of a patient. While lack of medical knowledge among general society can be neglected because the medical practitioners are there to guide them, but the lack of knowledge or skill amongst medical practitioners creates dangerous circumstances and their ignorance could have disastrous consequences. Thus, the need for well-established sets of rules. Medical environment is a progressive cycle. It is continuously evolving with new technology assisting and aiding the practitioners in the course of treatment. Regulatory Laws also need to keep up with these changes continuously to protect the interests of the practitioners as well as the patients.