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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.

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. It is a strong supporter of the [[liberal]] "hot button" of [[gun control]], even endorsing a full "assault" rifle ban.<ref>Weixel, Nathaniel (June 12, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/391949-ama-endorses-assault-weapons-ban AMA endorses assault weapons ban]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 12, 2018.</ref>

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]], even endorsing a full "assault" rifle ban.<ref>Weixel, Nathaniel (June 12, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/391949-ama-endorses-assault-weapons-ban AMA endorses assault weapons ban]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 12, 2018.</ref><ref>Adelmann, Bob (June 18, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/29299-american-medical-association-proposes-more-anti-gun-solutions-at-its-annual-meeting American Medical Association Proposes More Anti-Gun “Solutions” at Its Annual Meeting]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 18, 2018.</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==