What function does the judicial system serve in relation to health care delivery?

1. What function does the judicial system serve in relation to health care delivery? Do you think they do a good job? 2. What is the difference between laws and ethics? Should health care laws be based upon ethical principles or legal principles? 3. So, would you say that ethics are based more upon our personal beliefs and culture, whereas laws are based upon a consensus amongst the people? If so, what sort of things help us to determine what is "ethical"? 4. What about health care laws? Are the laws related to health care the same in every state? What aspects of health care are different from state to state?