Preceding unsigned comment added by talk contribs The reason why we quote the AMA in the lead is to be able to give an overview of what medical organisations as a general rule say and the AMA seems to be the best available source for that even though it s not perfect In contrast if we were to discuss the policy of the AMA the reader wouldn t have any information at all about other policies Also it might come across as rather US centric In principle I guess I d be willing to go along with it but I d have some reluctance and would find it difficult to defend if anyone were to challenge it in future Including the words stated in 1999 seems an awful lot simpler