The General Medical Council emphasises the relevant policies and laws it must follow,1 but tremendous injustices can be committed by unthinkingly “following procedure.” Extraordinary circumstances provide important opportunities to reflect on whether policies remain fit for purpose. The GMC shouldn’t judge the fairness of a law, but it must decide if public trust is damaged when laws are broken. If a law—pushed by powerful fossil fuel interests—is widely seen as unjust, breaking it might not undermine trust. In 2023, government officials …

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气候危机危及生活结构：GMC 必须审查其政策


医学总会强调它必须遵守的相关政策和法律，1 但轻率地“遵循程序”可能会造成巨大的不公正。特殊情况提供了重要的机会来反思政策是否仍然适合目的。GMC 不应该评判法律的公平性，但它必须决定违反法律是否会损害公众信任。如果一项由强大的化石燃料利益集团推动的法律被广泛认为是不公正的，那么违反它可能不会破坏信任。2023 年，政府官员......