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There’s gender bias in medical research. Here are 3 keys to fix it.

There are not enough women included in research. Here is how physicians and health professionals can fix this sex and gender bias.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Physician takes notes as patient holds her midsection.
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HHS should withdraw proposed family-planning gag rule

The proposed regulation affecting Title X providers would interfere with the patient-physician relationship and deprive patients of information on the full range of family-planning options.

Population Health
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AMA opposes proposed rule on Title X family planning program

AMA urged HHS Secretary to withdraw the Administration’s NPRM that proposes to revise the regulations governing the federal Title X family planning program.

Press Releases
Tanya Spirtos, MD
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No easy calls in high court case on crisis pregnancy centers

AMA attorneys argued that unethical behavior at crisis pregnancy centers demonstrated a California law passed “strict scrutiny” test for regulating speech.

Judicial Advocacy
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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
The White House
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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.

Public Health Advocacy
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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.

Press Releases
Patient in hospital gown getting a scan.
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Mandated reporting laws may deter immigrants from seeking care

Though at higher risk of intimate partner violence, women and girls living here illegally could be reluctant to seek care because of health care reporting mandates.

Population Health
Physician speaks to patient in bed.
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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.

Ethics