Statement attributable to:
Bobby Mukkamala, M.D.
President, American Medical Association
“The American Medical Association is disappointed in today’s decision that opens the door to further intrusion into patient care and harmful government interference into the practice of medicine.
“All patients deserve access to high-quality, evidence-based medical care. Decisions about medical treatment must be made through a shared decision-making process between the patient and their physician, based on individual patient needs and in accordance with medical evidence and the standards of good medical practice. The AMA opposes efforts by the government to insert itself into the patient-physician relationship and interfere in clinical decision-making with no regard for the clinical standards of care.”
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The American Medical Association joined the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine Society in amicus briefs in the case.
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