Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
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| Founded | May 1944 |
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| Type | Political advocacy group |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(6) |
| Focus | Opposes abortion, opposes Medicare and Medicaid, opposes universal health care, opposes government involvement in health care, and publishes a journal |
| Headquarters | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Melinda Woofter | |
| Jane M. Orient | |
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Revenue (2015)
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$915,310 |
| Expenses (2015) | $871,214 |
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Employees (2014)
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0 |
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Volunteers (2014)
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0 |
| Slogan | omnia pro aegroto ("All for the patient") |
| Mission | To protect the practice of private medicine, preserve freedom of choice for patients, and educate physicians and the general public. |
| Website | www |
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a politically conservative non-profit association founded in 1943 to "fight socialized medicine and to fight the government takeover of medicine." The group was reported to have approximately 4,000 members in 2005, and 5,000 in 2014. The executive director is Jane Orient, an internist and a member of the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. The AAPS motto, "omnia pro aegroto" is Latin for "all for the patient." AAPS also publishes the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (formerly known as the Medical Sentinel).
The association is generally recognized as politically conservative or ultra-conservative, and its publication advocates a range of scientifically discredited hypotheses, including the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS, that being gay reduces life expectancy, that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, and that there are links between autism and vaccinations.
During the winter of 1943, the Lake County (Indiana) Medical Committee opposed the Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill, proposed legislation that would provide government health care for most U.S. citizens. Also opposed to the bill was the conservative National Physicians Committee. The committee began a membership drive in February 1944. By May 1944, the AAPS claimed members from all 48 states. In 1944, Time reported that the group's aim was the "defeat of any Government group medicine." In 1966, the New York Times described AAPS as an "ultra-right-wing... political-economic rather than a medical group," and noted that some of its leaders were members of the John Birch Society.
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