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| − | The '''American Medical Association''' (AMA) is a non-profit business that garners perhaps 80% of its annual revenue from business activities, including the sale of coding [[Medicare]] books and the receipt of advertisements from pharmaceutical companies. | + | The '''American Medical Association''' (AMA) is a [[non-profit]] business that garners perhaps 80% of its annual revenue from business activities, including the sale of coding [[Medicare]] books and the receipt of [[advertising|advertisements]] from [[pharmaceutical]] companies. |
| − | It purports to speak on behalf of | + | It purports to speak on behalf of [[physician]]s when in fact only a small fraction of physicians are dues-paying members. Its [[politics]] are increasingly [[liberal]], and President [[George W. Bush]] ended a tradition of speeches to the group by [[United States]] Presidents. |
| − | The AMA was once a critic of [[partial-birth abortion]], but now sides with pro-[[abortion]] forces. | + | The AMA was once a critic of [[partial-birth abortion]], but now sides with pro-[[abortion]] forces. It is a strong supporter of the [[liberal]] "hot button" of [[gun control]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] ([[conservative]] doctor's association) | ||
| + | * [[American Psychiatric Association]] | ||
| + | * [[American Psychological Association]] | ||
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| − | + | [[Category : Liberal Organizations]] | |
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Revision as of 18:21, January 6, 2015
The American Medical Association (AMA) is a non-profit business that garners perhaps 80% of its annual revenue from business activities, including the sale of coding Medicare books and the receipt of advertisements from pharmaceutical companies.
It purports to speak on behalf of physicians when in fact only a small fraction of physicians are dues-paying members. Its politics are increasingly liberal, and President George W. Bush ended a tradition of speeches to the group by United States Presidents.
The AMA was once a critic of partial-birth abortion, but now sides with pro-abortion forces. It is a strong supporter of the liberal "hot button" of gun control.