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AMA adopts ethical guidance for health care decisions involving minors

Physicians at the AMA Interim Meeting approved a general framework to work with families to balance the child’s interests with the scope of parental authority.

Press Releases
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Nov. 1, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA Litigation Center's support on cases good-faith clinical decisions and abortion rights to unaccompanied migrant minors.

Advocacy Update
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Should abortion rights extend to unaccompanied migrant minors?

All women, including unaccompanied migrant minors, have the right to access abortion in a timely, confidential way, the AMA and other physician organizations tell the court.

Judicial Advocacy
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Caring for child refugees: 4 things you need to know

Trauma-informed care is a must for migrant children separated from their parents. Find out the health effects you may be dealing with as a physician.

Population Health
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FDA pulled into federal court on delay in regulating e-cigarettes

The AMA and others tell a federal court that e-cig manufacturers are following the big tobacco playbook to lure teens to their addictive product.

Judicial Advocacy
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Pediatricians must address adverse outcomes with compassion, resolve

Iatrogenic outcomes are particularly fraught in pediatrics, due to children’s inherent vulnerability as patients who typically lack decision-making authority.

Ethics
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AMA statement on FDA enforcement action against e-cigarette retailers

The statement reacts to the FDA enforcement action against e-cigarette retailers, aimed at keeping tobacco out of the hands of young people.

Press Releases
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Do students have right to use bathroom matching gender ID?

The medical community tells a federal court that when transgender students use a single-sex bathroom matching their gender identity, the students’ health and well-being is improved.

Judicial Advocacy
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Nation’s latest challenge: Too few children

There is an urgent need to recognize the economic benefits of investing in children, because their dramatically scarce numbers threaten the well-being of older Americans and place a strain on the economy.

Population Health