MedPage Today February 14, 2025
— They have betrayed the Hippocratic Oath in voting to confirm RFK Jr.
When Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) — a physician, longtime advocate for healthcare policy, and potential swing vote on the Finance Committee — voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of HHS, he didn’t just make a political choice. He made a choice that undermines science, public health, and the very Hippocratic Oath he once swore to uphold.
While Cassidy claims to have taken this decision “very seriouslyopens in a new tab or window,” he must know it is wrong. As a legislator, he understands that the HHS secretary oversees critical health institutions like the CDC, FDA, and CMS. As a doctor, he has firsthand...
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