FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The majority of American medical societies have released statements infusing political ideology into their missions, according to a new study by medical watchdog Do No Harm.
Out of 28 medical specialty societies, 26 have adopted official positions relating to affirmative action or racism, climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, immigration policy, or conflict between Israel and Hamas, since 2010.
Almost every society included in the study had issued a statement on racism or affirmative action, many of which feature calls to political action which falls outside the scope of health care.
“The politicization of medical societies represents a betrayal of the public’s trust in healthcare,” Do No Harm’s Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb told The Daily Signal. “Dues-paying members of the societies and the public they serve should…
