The President of the American Medical Association, Dr. J. Edward Hill urges a class of new medical students at his Alma Mater, the University of Mississippi Medical Center to follow the highest medical ethics and "save a life, make a life..."
The students participated in a "White Coat Ceremony" and recited the Hippocratic Oath. Unfortunately, the Oath is very rare these days. I wonder which version the students recited?
According to The Daily Journal, Dr. Edward Hill, is a Family Physician.
Both the AMA and the American Academy of Family Physicians encourage intentional elective abortion in their Ethics statements, as long as the doctor follows the law. There's conflict within the organizations as to whether conscientious objection to participate in elective abortion is actually abandonment of the patient.
The AMA even discourages parental consent for minors seeking an abortion.
(I'm not sure that last linki will work. Here's a quote:
Physicians should not feel or be compelled to require minors to involve their parents before deciding whether to undergo an abortion. The patient, even an adolescent, generally must decide whether, on balance, parental involvement is advisable. Accordingly, minors should ultimately be allowed to decide whether parental involvement is appropriate. Physicians should explain under what circumstances (eg, life-threatening emergency) the minor’s confidentiality will need to be abrogated.
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