Physician-affiliated PACs might support more candidates opposed to gun-control measures because other priorities align more often with GOP candidates, a study found
WASHINGTON—Political-action committees affiliated with doctors’ organizations donated more money to congressional candidates who opposed tighter gun laws than to those supporting them, according to a new study that has revived a debate over what role physicians should play in the issue.
The study, released in late February on the JAMA Network Open, which is published by the American Medical Association, highlighted the political contributions during the 2016 election cycle to House and Senate lawmakers who opposed an expansion...
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