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Sept. 6, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Marijuana use during pregnancy and adolescence, LGBTQ protections and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Michigan ban on flavored e-cigarette products

Use of e-cigarettes is an urgent public health epidemic, per AMA leadership

Press Releases
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AMA applauds Surgeon General’s advisory on cannabis

AMA commends Surgeon General’s advisory on harmful health effects of cannabis use by pregnant women and youth, and commitment to furthering research on cannabis.

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Congress told impact of immigrant children’s trauma may be lifelong

AMA tells Congress that conditions in Customs and Border Protection facilities are inappropriate for children and pregnant women.

Population Health
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July 12, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Immigrant children trauma, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose hypertension and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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.

Press Releases
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June 27, 2019: State Advocacy Update

New York, Maine and Washington limit non-medical vaccine exemptions in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Supreme Court listens to AMA regarding adolescents’ development 

When the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to rule on cases that involve adolescents, justices trusted what the AMA has to say about developing minds. 

Judicial Advocacy
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Physicians support paid parental leave to boost health outcomes

Increases in paid parental leave linked to lower perinatal, neonatal, post-neonatal, infant and child mortality. More employers should step up, the AMA says.

Population Health