Topic in Focus: Reproductive Health

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6 reasons to join the AMA
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Aug. 23, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Steps to reduce physician burden, a new VA program and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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New BRCA recommendations: What primary care doctors must know

Learn more about the USPSTF’s broadened guidance on women who can benefit from genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.

Population Care
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Proposal would roll back LGBTQ protections. That’s an awful idea.

The AMA is condemning a proposed rule that would permit discrimination against LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, minorities and other patients.

Population Care
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Nicole L. Plenty, MD: This ob-gyn seeks to be a voice for women

AMA member Nicole L. Plenty, MD, was recently selected as one of the 40 people under 40 making an impact in Indianapolis.

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July 12, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advocates for LGBTQ+ in cases regarding sex discrimination under Title VII, for Medicare to seek feedback before changing rules and more.

Advocacy Update
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AMA calls on DHS to address conditions at border facilities

AMA calls on DHS and CBP to address conditions at the southern border, which are inappropriate for the care and treatment of children and pregnant women.

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AMA keeps up fight to protect physicians’ freedom of speech

The AMA continues its court battle against a federal rule that threatens the doctor-patient relationship and the viability of the Title X family planning program.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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AMA lawsuit to protect patient-physician relationship in North Dakota

AMA filed a lawsuit today challenging constitutionality of ND laws that compel physicians to provide misleading reproductive health information.

Press Releases
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Doctors battle state law that forces them to mislead patients

Two North Dakota legal provisions turn physicians into mouthpieces for politically motivated messages that could harm patients. The AMA is suing to overturn them.

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