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Opinion: How a 1976 murder case changed doctor-patient confidentiality

STAT News · Jun 25, 2026, 8:30 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The Tarasoff case remains a pivotal marker in bioethics at the bicentennial as we now reach the country’s 250th birthday.

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