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Physician speech and self-censorship in science

April 5, 2026The BMJ, Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP

The BMJ calls for protecting doctors’ lawful professional speech, while The BMJ and Wafik S. El-Deiry amplify concerns about self-censorship and scientific censorship narrowing what science can ask and say.

Lawful professional speech must be protected for doctors who speak out about atrocities.
We must resist the drift towards self-censorship that narrows what science is willing to ask and say.
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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP
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