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Do no harm? Not these GOP doctor-politicians

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10.09.2026

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Do no harm? Not these GOP doctor-politicians

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall joins a list of conservative lawmakers who ignore their medical oath

Published September 10, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)

Those of us who went through the Obamacare wars will recall that one of the most clarifying moments came during a Republican presidential primary debate in 2011. When one of the candidates, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, was asked if an uninsured 30-year-old patient should just be left to die if they needed life-saving medical care, members of the audience cheered and applauded. The congressman, who had served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force before becoming an obstetrician-gynecologist, responded that people should take responsibility for themselves. 

Most people already understood that this was essentially the right’s philosophy about healthcare, but it had rarely ever been expressed so........

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