The Massachusetts Medical Society is reaffirming the right of doctors in the state to discuss gun safety with their patients.
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Medical Society is reaffirming the right of doctors in the state to discuss gun safety with their patients.
During its annual meeting on Saturday, the statewide association for physicians and medical students adopted a policy on gun violence.
The policy says physicians have the right to talk to their patients about gun safety and the ownership and storage of guns in the context of obtaining a private medical history.
The policy encourages health care providers to review gun safety as a routine component of preventive care.
The policy also says that the medical society can promote and support state legislative efforts to make licensing and background checks mandatory for all firearm sales and can work with the American Medical Association to support efforts to do the same on a national level.
