Doctors can use the public’s faith in them to fiercely advocate for the greater good, Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, says in the AMA House of Delegates’ opening session.

The AMA has opposed the rule since Department of Health and Human Services proposed it, saying conscience rights are not unlimited and the measure would put patients’ health at risk.

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for December 2019.

While bearing the weighty responsibility of making medical decisions for children when they lack capacity, parents can also promote patient autonomy.

The AMA strongly believes that our nation’s highest court must step in to remove government overreach and interference in the patient-physician relationship.

Learn why the AMA is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a regulation that clearly violates core tenets of medical ethics.

The AMA’s input has helped shape rulings on everything from alcoholism and transgender rights to medical privacy and the Affordable Care Act.

Physicians ask HHS to withdraw proposed rule on conscience rights in health care. Read AMA's response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Find how the AMA Litigation Center supports physicians facing legal threat, protects medical liability reforms and more.

The involvement of health professionals in the atrocities of the Holocaust have significantly influenced bioethics. Learn more from the AMA Journal of Ethics.