Doctors are excited about Dr. Paul’s candidacy in large part due to his
firm stance of repealing Obamacare, restoring health freedom, and
curtailing government intervention in healthcare. Seeking to
restore
the doctor-patient relationship as an alternative to the present
patient-bureaucrat-doctor hindrance to healthcare delivery, Hawkeye
State doctors have stepped forward with the following endorsements.
Dr. Christopher Peters is a nine-year Army Medical Corps veteran
currently practicing as a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City and resides in
Coralville with his wife and three sons. He was a 2010
Libertarian
Party candidate for the Iowa State Senate, and set a record for an Iowa
Libertarian candidate, garnering over 25 percent of the popular
vote.
Today Dr. Peters stated, “As a fellow physician and surgeon, I fully
support Dr. Ron Paul in his bid to become the next President of the
United States because he brings the same qualities to public service as
one should expect from any physician. Dr. Paul’s primary interest
is
his patient, which in this case is our country, and this patient is in
ill health and has been poorly cared for by our partisan politics,
corporatism, and banking system. Dr. Paul has taken the time to
understand his patient’s condition thoroughly, without being hindered
by traditional left-right politics, and has prescribed solutions that
are long overdue.”
“Like any good physician, Dr. Paul has been consistent and reliable
throughout his long years of public service, and I completely trust
that he will put our country’s needs before the interests of anything
or anyone else,” added Dr. Peters.
As a retired OB/GYN, Daniel Keller is both an MD and Ph.D. He
served
in the Air Force as a flight surgeon for two years, and was a
physiology instructor to medical students for seven years. Dr.
Keller
emphasizes that during his career, he has never performed an abortion,
been sued for malpractice, or had the mother die during or after a
delivery. He resides in Nevada with his wife, and has six
children.
Among the cited reasons why medical professionals should support Ron
Paul, Dr. Keller notes, “Dr. Paul has two brothers who are Christian
ministers, and is himself a Christian. He would never undertake a
procedure that is dangerous and might result in harm to his
patient.
Dr. Paul knows that the physician’s first responsibility is to his
patient – not the government which is terribly anxious to pay the bill.”
Wrapping up today’s endorsements is Dr. John Bowery, a Shenandoah
family physician. His statements follow:
“My small rural hospital must comply with more than 130,000 pages of
rules and regulations that govern Medicare and Medicaid alone.
Every
time I transfer a patient from our emergency room for care at a larger
hospital, I risk federal prosecution, a $50,000 fine and jail time
under the federal Emergency Medicine and Active Labor Act. Of all
the
presidential candidates, only
Doctor
Paul has shown that he understands how this cancer of bureaucracy is
destroying health care, endangering patients, and ruining good medical
practice in America. I am also convinced that only a President
Paul would have the knowledge and courage to give us the cure.”
As a first basic step, those interested in joining the “Doctors for Ron
Paul” coalition should visit the official page
here. Those residing in Iowa should email
Iowa Voter Outreach Director Meghann Walker at
meghannw@ronpaul2012.com.