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The AMA has finally issued a formal statement denouncing this legislation. My hands are shaking as I type this because it has been a long and draining fight to get them to acknowledge their own ethics. Thank you for staying with me through the silence and the resistance until we …

April 5, 2012

Call to Action: Tell the AMA to denounce Arizonas "wrongful birth" bill

Call to Action: Tell the AMA to denounce Arizonas "wrongful birth" bill

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 4 months ago
The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that gives doctors a free pass to not inform pregnant women of prenatal problems because such information "could" lead to abortion.  We, the undersigned, respectfully ask the American Medical Association to publicly denounce this, and any future legislation, that promotes and/or suggests legal allowances for physicians to withhold pertinent medical information as a means to control, guide, or dissuade a patient from choosing a legally available course of treatment. We request this on the basis that this legislation is in direct disharmony with the following sections of the AMA Code of Ethics. Opinion 10.015 - The Patient-Physician RelationshipOpinion 10.01 - Fundamental Elements of the Patient-Physician Relationship http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics.page?

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March 14, 2012

The silence from the leadership remains heavy and frankly exhausting to witness. Keep reading the stories in the comments because they remind me why the truth about these medical choices needs to be defended.

March 14, 2012

Reaching this level of support feels heavy because it confirms how many of us are exhausted by these attempts to undermine medical integrity. I am tired, but seeing this momentum grow reminds me that ignoring the truth is not an option we can accept.

Reached 100 supporters

March 14, 2012

6 Comments

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Rachel Ryan
14 years ago Featured

How is this even legal? A doctor has to be honest. It is the bare minimum for healthcare.

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David Gibson
14 years ago Featured

DO NOT hide medical info. that is literally their job.

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Mike Fisher
14 years ago Featured

total insanity. my wife is pregnant and the thought of a doctor hiding info from us makes me sick. keep politics out of the exam room.

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Sarah Castillo
14 years ago Featured

Doctors should never be allowed to lie to their patients. This is so scary and wrong.

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Tom Karimi
14 years ago Featured

Unbelievable. If I go to a doctor I expect the truth regardless of their personal feelings.

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Jessica Tran
14 years ago Featured

patients need full transparency to make decisions about their own bodies. this law is dangerous.

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