As physicians, we have an obligation to ensure
patients are treated with dignity while accessing and receiving the best
possible care to meet their clinical needs. We will not and cannot, in
good conscience, compromise our responsibility to heal the sick based
upon a patient’s racial identification, national or ethnic origin,
sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, disability,
immigration status, or economic status. In view of this, the
Massachusetts Medical Society is disappointed in and concerned by the
Department of Health and Human Services’ formation of a ”Conscience and
Religious Freedom” Division.
-Henry L. Dorkin, MD, FAAP, President, Massachusetts Medical Society
