Ami Bera

Patient autonomy is paramount to the oath that we take when we enter the profession of medicine. That is why I am appalled when the federal government gets between my patients and their right to the full range of medical information and complete access to health care. ”

My job as a physician is to make sure I have provided my patients with the best options to make the decisions that affect their lives. ”

I was born and raised in California and benefited from California's excellent public schools, from kindergarten through medical school. ”

Just like you can't cure a patient without listening to what he's feeling, you can't cure a nation without hearing what the people are really asking for. ”

Our nation is built upon a history of immigration, dating back to our first pioneers, the Pilgrims. For more than three centuries, we have welcomed generations of immigrants to our melting pot of hyphenated America: British-Americans; Italian-Americans; Irish-Americans; Jewish-Americans; Mexican-Americans; Chinese-Americans; Indian-Americans. ”

Sometimes as a parent, you have to give your child that doesn't do his or her chores some tough love and withhold the allowance. ”

If done correctly, strengthening our trade relationship with India will create jobs here in America. ”

As a doctor, I understand how actions can affect lives. ”

As a doctor, I've learned the importance and value of listening. ”

For the record, I believe that women and their doctors should have access to oral contraception when desired by the patient and medically appropriate. ”