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AAFP Statement: Condolence to Family and Friends of George Tiller, MD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

With great sadness, the American Academy of Family Physicians expresses condolences to the family, friends and patients of George Tiller, M.D. His unconscionable murder was a senseless and tragic act of violence against a physician member of our organization.

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Founded in 1947, the AAFP represents 100,300 physicians and medical students nationwide. It is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care.

Approximately one in four of all office visits are made to family physicians. That is 228 million office visits each year — nearly 84 million more than the next largest medical specialty. Today, family physicians provide more care for America’s underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on integrated care.

To learn more about the specialty of family medicine, the AAFP's positions on issues and clinical care, and for downloadable multi-media highlighting family medicine, visit www.aafp.org/media. For information about health care, health conditions and wellness, please visit the AAFP’s award-winning consumer Web site, www.FamilyDoctor.org.