Editor's Opinions and Journal Policy

To the Editor: The continuing appearances by Dr. Arnold Relman before Congress and on television detract seriously from the goals of the Journal . Much of Dr. Relman's importance as a spokesman stems from his editorship. It seems to me that he should distance himself from his job when he speaks his own mind. I certainly agree that the Journal has a role in discussing medical ethics, but I do not think its editor should be a spokesman in that area in a public forum unless he makes it perfectly clear that he is speaking for himself and not as . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.