Topic in Focus: Reproductive Health

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May 31, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on AMA fights to preserve the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship

AMA fights to preserve the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship; read more about AMA's fight for family planning funding.

Advocacy Update
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AMA objects to attack on family planning services

Citing the need for unfiltered communication between doctors and patients, the AMA objects strongly to proposal to withhold family planning funding.

Advocating for Public Health
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AMA response to administration's attack on family planning services

AMA objects strongly to the administration’s plan to withhold federal family planning funding, which interferes with the patient-physician relationship.

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HHS should withdraw proposal on health care conscience rights

The proposed rule would undermine patient access to medical care and information, the AMA said in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

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April 5, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians ask HHS to withdraw proposed rule on conscience rights in health care

Physicians ask HHS to withdraw proposed rule on conscience rights in health care. Read AMA's response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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March 22, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Roundtable on regulatory relief, the opioid epidemic and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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March 22, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out how the AMA advocates for pregnant women and their right to informed consent about their options in NIFLA v. Becerra.

Advocacy Update
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Pregnant women deserve to get the whole truth on their options

Pregnancy clinics’ misleading messages create compelling need to protect patients’ right to accurate medical information, the AMA argues in a brief filed with Supreme Court.

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Questions abound on global inequities in reproductive health care

The ethical, social and cultural stakes of reproductive health care as a global clinical and educational enterprise present critical areas of inquiry.

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