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Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, on vaccination for pregnant people

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the urgent call for pregnant people to get vaccinated.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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AMA applauds Biden administration’s final Title X rule

New regulations will reverse drastic changes to Title X family planning program.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 27, 2021

In the news: COVID-19 booster rollout, lead levels in children’s blood, health insurance competition, COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant people, surprise medical bills.

Publications & Newsletters
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3 Min Read

High court must reject arbitrary, intrusive Mississippi law

Physicians urge U.S. Supreme Court to follow half century of precedent to protect constitutional right to access reproductive health care.

Judicial Advocacy
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9 Min Read

Leading medical groups file amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson

New amicus brief demonstrates medical consensus of opposition to Mississippi abortion restriction legislation.

Press Releases
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5 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 30, 2021

in the news: Delta hospitalizations for unvaccinated, new HHS office, childhood obesity in the pandemic, Texas law SB8, drug-resistant infections rose in pandemic.

Publications & Newsletters
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3 Min Read

Texas SB 8 puts bounties on doctors’ heads for delivering care

The AMA is deeply disappointed by U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to stop this egregious ban from taking effect, endangering patients’ access to care.

Judicial Advocacy
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1 Min Read

AMA statement on Texas SB8

New law bans virtually all abortions in the state, interfering with patient-physician relationship.

Press Releases
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4 ways Biden administration can help cut drug-overdose deaths

Record-high drug-overdose death toll demands U.S. move from a crisis framework to a resilient public health framework. Learn more with the AMA.

Behavioral Health