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Medical men and the law a modern treatise on the legal rights duties and liabilities of physicians and surgeons item preview remove circle share or embed this item. The codes preamble tells physicians that in some cases the law mandates conduct that is ethically unacceptable when physicians believe a law violates ethical values or is unjust they should work to change in law the code says in exceptional circumstances of unjust laws ethical responsibilities should supersede legal duties. Freedom to treat freedom to treat describes a legal legitimization in which each person independent of educational level is permitted to perform medical treatments since the freedom to treat act was abolished in 1939 only physicians and certain authorized persons eg natural health professional are allowed to treat patients. Physicians can best contribute to a mutually respectful alliance with patients by serving as their patients advocates and by respecting patients rights these include the right to courtesy respect dignity and timely responsive attention to his or her needs