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John Phillip Gingrey, M.D., (born July 10 1942), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 11th District of Georgia.

Biography

He was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1941 and received his medical education at the Medical College of Georgia. Before being elected to the U.S. House of Reprsentatives, he worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist. He combined his medical practice with a political career, first as a member of the Marietta School Board and later on the Georgia State Senate.

Georgia's 11th Congressional District

Georgia's 11th Congressional District covers much of northwest Georgia from Summerville, near the Tennessee border in the north, to Columbus along the western border with Alabama. In addition to rural and small-town mountain Georgia, the district encompasses much of Atlanta's affluent white middle-class SUV driving northwestern suburbs. Approximately 27 percent of the district population is rural and 72 percent is urban. Approximately 62 percent of the district's population is white and 28 percent is African-American. The Lockheed-Martin/Dobbins Air Reserve Complex in Marietta is included.

War and Taxes

Gingrey's reputation on the Marietta School Board and the Georgia State Senate was that of a member of the Christian right. In the Georgia State Senate he supported outlawing abortion and interpreted the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution to give individual citizens a right to keep and use firearms rather than to give states the right to maintain armed militias. He also strongly supported the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and continuing occupation of Iraq.

Gingrey supported the tax cuts of President George W. Bush. Approximately one-half of the current U.S. House members with a net worth in exces of one million dollars and Gingrey is one of their number.

Guantanamo and Medical Ethics

In his June 15, 2004 e-mail newsletter to constitutents, Gingrey wrote that the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Prison is a "model detention facility," that "hard-working, honorable American troops at Gitmo are doing everything possible to treat enemy combatants in a manner consistent with the principles of the Geneva Convention" and that the U.S. "should work to make the prisons in Iraq more like Gitmo." The newsletter was sent to constituents on the same day that the officer recently relieved of command at Abu Ghraib prison, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski gave an interview, heard on BBC Radio 4, in which she alleged that the officer in charge of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Prison, Major Gen. Geoffrey Miller, was in fact responsible for ordering policy changes that led to torture shown in published photographs (See also: Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse). Gingrey's approval of conditions at Guantanamo Bay may conflict with his ethical obligations as a physician. While the Gitmo detainees are not Gingrey's patients, his cheerleading of the methodologies used there conflicts with fundamental tenets of modern American medical ethics.+Patient confidentiality is disregarded by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, who use medical information to identify weaknesses either to extract information from or to punish prisoners.

Campaign Money and Health Care Industry

Gingrey depends on political contributions from fellow physicians to finance his election campaigns. The American College of Radiology Association, Harbin Clinic, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and American College of Cardiology are among his largest contributors in the 2004 election cycle. He opposes provision of universal national health care. The United States is the only industrial democracy not to extend universal health care to its population. Gingrey also supports legislation to relieve his fellow physicians of legal responsibility for their professional incompetence.

The Next Election

Gingrey's likely Democratic Party challenger in the 2004 general election is attorney Rick Crawford.

External Links

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 '''John Phillip Gingrey, M.D.,''' (born [[July 10]] [[1942]]), an [[United States|American]] politician, has been a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] since [[2003]], representing the 11th District of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
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 ==Biography==
-He was born in [[Augusta, Georgia]], was educated at the [[Medical College of Georgia]], and worked as an [[obstetrician]] and member of the [[Georgia State Senate]] before being elected to the U.S. House.
+He was born in [[Augusta, Georgia]], in [[1941]] and received his medical education at the [[Medical College of Georgia]]. Before being elected to the U.S. House of Reprsentatives, he worked as an [[obstetrician]] and [[gynecologist]].  He combined his medical practice with a political career, first as a member of the Marietta School Board and later on the [[Georgia State Senate]].
-==Congressional district==
+==Georgia's 11th Congressional District==
-Georgia's 11th Congressional District covers much of northwest Georgia from Summerville, near the Tennessee border in the north, to Columbus along the western border with Alabama. In addition to [[rural]] and small-town mountain Georgia, the district encompasses much of Atlanta's white middle-class northwestern [[suburbs]]. Approximately 27 percent of the district population is rural and 72 percent is urban. Approximately 62 percent of the district's population is white and 28 percent is African-American. The [[Lockheed-Martin/Dobbins Air Reserve Complex]] in [[Marietta]] is included.
+Georgia's 11th Congressional District covers much of northwest Georgia from Summerville, near the Tennessee border in the north, to Columbus along the western border with Alabama. In addition to [[rural]] and small-town mountain Georgia, the district encompasses much of Atlanta's affluent white middle-class SUV driving northwestern [[suburbs]]. Approximately 27 percent of the district population is rural and 72 percent is urban. Approximately 62 percent of the district's population is white and 28 percent is African-American. The [[Lockheed-Martin/Dobbins Air Reserve Complex]] in [[Marietta]] is included.
-==Views==
+==War and Taxes==
-Gingrey's reputation in the [[Georgia State Senate]] was that of a [[social conservative]] and a member of the [[Christian right]]. In the Georgia Senate he supported outlawing [[abortion]] and interpreted the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]] as giving individual [[citizen]]s rather than [[state militia]]s a right to keep and use [[firearm]]s. He also strongly supported the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq]], as well as the [[tax]] cuts of [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. He opposes the provision of universal national health care. He is also on record as approving the actions taken by President Bush in regards to the military prison at [[Guantanamo Bay]].
+Gingrey's reputation on the [[Marietta School Board]] and the [[Georgia State Senate]] was that of a member of the [[Christian right]]. In the Georgia State Senate he supported outlawing [[abortion]] and interpreted the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]] to give individual [[citizen]]s a right to keep and use [[firearm]]s rather than to give states the right to maintain armed militias.  He also strongly supported the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|2003 U.S.-led invasion and continuing occupation of Iraq]].
+Gingrey supported the [[tax]] cuts of [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]].  Approximately one-half of the current U.S. House members with a net worth in exces of one million dollars and Gingrey is one of their number.
-==Re-election==
+==Guantanamo and Medical Ethics==
-Gingrey depends heavily on political contributions from fellow [[physician]]s to finance his [[election campaign]]s. The [[American College of Radiology Association]], [[Harbin Clinic]], [[American Academy of Ophthalmology]], and [[American College of Cardiology]] are among his largest contributors in the 2004 election cycle.
+In his [[June 15]], [[2004]] [[e-mail newsletter]] to [[constitutent]]s, Gingrey wrote that the [[Guantanamo Bay]] Naval Base Prison is a "model detention facility," that "hard-working, honorable American troops at [[Gitmo]] are doing everything possible to treat enemy combatants in a manner consistent with the principles of the [[Geneva Convention]]" and that the U.S. "should work to make the prisons in Iraq more like Gitmo." The newsletter was sent to constituents on the same day that the officer recently relieved of command at [[Abu Ghraib prison]], Brigadier General [[Janis Karpinski]] gave an interview, heard on [[BBC Radio 4]], in which she alleged that the officer in charge of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Prison, Major Gen. [[Geoffrey Miller]], was in fact responsible for ordering policy changes that led to [[torture]] shown in published photographs (''See also:'' [[Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse]]).
+Gingrey's approval of conditions at Guantanamo Bay may conflict with his ethical obligations as a physician.  While the Gitmo detainees are not Gingrey's patients, his cheerleading of the methodologies used there conflicts with fundamental tenets of modern American medical ethics.+[[Patient confidentiality]] is disregarded by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, who use medical information to identify weaknesses either to extract information from or to punish prisoners.
+==Campaign Money and Health Care Industry==
+Gingrey depends on political contributions from fellow [[physician]]s to finance his [[election campaign]]s. The [[American College of Radiology Association]], [[Harbin Clinic]], [[American Academy of Ophthalmology]], and [[American College of Cardiology]] are among his largest contributors in the 2004 election cycle.  He opposes provision of universal national health care.  The United States is the only industrial democracy not to extend universal health care to its population.  Gingrey also supports legislation to relieve his fellow physicians of legal responsibility for their professional incompetence.
+==The Next Election==
 Gingrey's likely Democratic Party challenger in the 2004 [[general election]] is [[attorney]] [[Rick Crawford]].
-==External link==
+==Further Reading==
+* Peter Slavin and Joe Stevens. "Detainee's Medical Files Shared: Guantanamo Interrogator's Access Criticized". ''[[Washington Post]]''. Thursday, June 10, 2004. Page A1.
+==External Links==
 *[http://www.house.gov/gingrey/ Official website]
 *[http://www.gingrey.com/ Campaign website]
-*[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/cgi-bin/r.cgi/RaceDetail.html?&RaceID=940 General Election Returns]
+*[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/cgi-bin/r.cgi/RaceDetail.html?&RaceID=940 2002 General Election Returns]
 *[http://www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/person-vote.html?person_id=3924 Planned Parenthood rating]
 *[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00024760&cycle=2004 Campaign Finance]
+*[http://www.glphr.org/guantanamo/index.htm Leave No Child Behind in Guantanamo]
+*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3806713.stm Karpinski on BBC 4]
+*[http://www.rickcrawford.org/ Rick Crawford for Congress]
 *[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00024760&cycle=2004 Top Contributors]
+*[http://imc.gsm.com/demos/dddemo/consult/conf_acp.htm Medical Confidentiality]