{"id":456,"date":"2016-09-16T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harrison.wvforlife.com\/?p=456"},"modified":"2019-08-28T03:22:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T07:22:17","slug":"should-the-ama-support-healing-or-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvforlife.com\/harrison\/2016\/09\/16\/should-the-ama-support-healing-or-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the AMA Support Healing or Killing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is an effort currently underway within the American Medical Association (AMA) to abandon its decades-long position opposing assisted suicide and take a neutral stance which only sends a green light to the states that legalizing is acceptable. However, National Right to Life was recently made aware that the AMA will hold an interim meeting on November 13 and 14<\/i> in Orlando where a special breakout session will be held on assisted suicide.<\/p>\n

Both the national and state medical societies\u2019 opposition to doctor-prescribed suicide have been instrumental in stopping the spread of these dangerous laws. In fact, when the Vermont and California medical societies took neutral positions, it was devastating to the efforts in the legislature to block legalization. Assisting suicide is now legal in Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and California, and the practice may have some legal protection in the state of Montana.<\/p>\n

ACTION NEEDED!!!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Please contact one or both contacts below via phone or email.<\/li>\n
  2. Please restrict arguments to the suggested bullet points, in your own words.<\/li>\n
  3. Speak with any physicians you know and urge them to contact the AMA.<\/li>\n
  4. Ask for a written response and report any information received back to National Right to Life at jpopik@nrlc.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    WHO TO CONTACT:<\/b><\/p>\n

    Dr. Andrew W. Gurman, MD, AMA President
    \nEmail:\u00a0    andrew.gurman@ama-assn.org
    \n<\/a>330 N Wabash, Ste 43482
    \nChicago\u00a0IL 60611-5885
    \n312.464.5618 ph
    \n312.464.4094 fx<\/p>\n

    Bette Crigger, PhD, CEJA\u2019s Secretary,
    \nSecretary, Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
    \nAmerican Medical Association
    \nEmail:\u00a0    bette.crigger@ama-assn.org
    \n<\/a>330 N Wabash, Ste 43482
    \nChicago\u00a0 IL 60611-5885
    \n312.464.5223 ph
    \n312.224.6911 fx<\/p>\n

    WHAT TO SAY:<\/b><\/p>\n

    (Select one or more of the following statements and re-word or add your own thoughts.)<\/p>\n

    The AMA should retain its longstanding position in opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide because:<\/p>\n