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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, which is based in Arizona, is one of the few physician membership groups to speak out against the law.
Michael Ostrolenk, spokesman for the organization, said the Patriot Act requires a judge to sign a federal agent's request for information, but the agent doesn't have to explain what the information is for and the judge can't really ask, he said. Ostrolenk said that jeopardizes patient-doctor confidentiality, but he doubts many citizens know anything about the possible implications of the law for their own private files.
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