On September 10, Charlie Kirk was assassinated for speaking out, and his courageous martyrdom becomes an inspiration for everyone, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). No one should be murdered, as Charlie Kirk was, for exercising his freedom of speech at a public university.
In its 83rd years, since the founding of AAPS in 1943, it has stood for freedom in medicine and the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and religion. AAPS has filed lawsuits and amicus briefs on the side of freedom of speech in multiple federal cases, and has urged courts to be more vigilant in defending the right of Americans to speak out without interference.
“Robust freedom of speech is essential to religious liberty,” AAPS wrote in its amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark conversion therapy case of Chiles v. Salazar, to be heard on October 7 as the Court reconvenes for its 2025 Term.
“The possible connection between Kirk’s assassination and the transgender subculture is troubling,” stated AAPS General Counsel Andrew Schlafly. “Unlike cover-ups under prior administrations, this time the FBI should do a full investigation into the transgender subculture so that it may be determined how a 22-year-old became so radicalized as to assassinate.”
“Politically motivated murder crime strikes at the heart of a free society and our republican form of government,” AAPS Executive Director Jane Orient. M.D., observed.
Charlie Kirk devoted his young life to peaceful discussion and debate, and by attracting a crowd of 3,000 to his last event he proved how effective he was in stirring college students to reexamine their own views. While the suspected assassin is in custody, the investigation into this heinous crime continues.
“The deviant markings by the suspected assassin on the bullet casings found with the rifle should be fully explained by investigators to the public,” Andrew Schlafly added.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943. It publishes the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
