AMA Supports Blocking Illegal Florida Gun Gag Law
Condemns governmental intrusion into the patient-physician relationshipCHICAGO - Nov. 5, 2012 - The American Medical Association (AMA) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief opposing the State of Florida’s attempt to revive a law preventing doctors from asking patients and families about guns in the home. The brief condemned government-sponsored censorship of private medical discussions between patients and physicians. The AMA asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to uphold a federal court