Doctor talking to teen girl
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Teens, pregnancy, confidentiality: 4 tips to navigate the waters

Adolescent pregnancy is risky and can be a fraught topic in the exam room. Emphasize confidentiality to send the conversation in the right direction.

Ethics
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Feb. 7, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Step therapy & pharmaceuticals limiting, youth tobacco use and more in the latest AMA national advocacy update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Surgeon General’s e-cigarette advisory

The AMA strongly supports the Surgeon General’s advisory calling for immediate action to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by youth.

Press Releases
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Vaping is an epidemic and the FDA must act, physicians say

FDA should ban flavoring agents and consider tight restrictions on marketing of e-cigarettes to people under 21.

Behavioral Health
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AMA statement on FDA plan to prevent youth access to flavored tobacco

The AMA applauds FDA’s announcement of its plan to make harmful tobacco products less accessible and less appealing to our nation’s youth.

Press Releases
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AMA expands anti-tobacco policies to further protect youth

The AMA adopted policies encouraging the FDA to prohibit the use of flavoring agents in tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems.

Press Releases
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How physicians should approach hard calls involving child patients

Some of the most difficult medical decisions involve minor patients who may be unable to have a say in their own care. The AMA offers ethical guidance.

Ethics
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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