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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly opposes all three restrictive abortion laws recently enacted in North Dakota. ACOG opposes laws regulating m...
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April 2013
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Washington, DC -- Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for pregnant women in the US, according to new recommendations issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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January 2013
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds President Obama and the US Congress for supporting women in military service to our nation in the FY2013 Nat...
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January 2013
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December 7, 2012
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., SW
Room 120F
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Secretary Sebel...
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December 2012
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Washington, DC -- Emergency contraception (EC) should be widely available and easily accessible to all women, according to a Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians an...
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October 2012
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Washington, DC -- Contrary to the inaccurate statements made yesterday by Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), abortions are necessary in a number of circumstances to save the life of a woman or to preserve her he...
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October 2012
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Washington, DC -- Implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be offered as first-line contraceptive options for sexually active adolescents, according to new guidelines issued today by The Ameri...
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September 2012
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Washington, DC -- Recent remarks by a member of the US House of Representatives suggesting that “women who are victims of ‘legitimate rape’ rarely get pregnant” are medically ...
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August 2012
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To the Editor:
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists takes issue with grossly misleading information in a recent letter to the editor ("Methods raise ethical issue," April 9). ...
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April 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) lauds yesterday's ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Bryan Dixon rejecting the Ultrasound Act as unconstitution...
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March 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is unequivocally opposed to the so-called "personhood" laws or amendments being considered in several states. These m...
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February 2012
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns are uniquely positioned to help women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), a significant public health problem in the US, according to recommendations issued ...
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January 2012
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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly believes that the autonomy of women to make personal health care decisions must be respected. As the nation's leading organiza...
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November 2011
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) lauds the recent ruling by the Federal District Court in New York ordering the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) t...
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April 2009
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Washington, DC -- Lack of access to adequate women's health care puts rural women in the US at a greatly increased risk of poor health outcomes compared with women in urban areas. The physician short...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- Misoprostol is a safe and cost-effective way to provide women with postabortion care services, especially in less developed countries where obstacles to timely health care remain an...
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January 2009
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Washington, DC -- According to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a new regulation proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could limit women's acces...
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September 2008
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San Diego, CA -- Ob-gyns today addressed the critical need for increased insurance coverage of contraceptive services for women in the US at a news conference during the 55th Annual Clinical Meeting ...
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May 2007
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Washington, DC -- Despite the fact that the safety advantages of intact dilatation and evacuation (intact D&E) procedures are widely recognized—in medical texts, peer-reviewed studies, clin...
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April 2007
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Washington, DC -- Helping patients to choose the sex of their offspring to avoid serious sex-linked genetic disorders is considered ethical for doctors, but participating in sex selection for persona...
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January 2007
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Washington, DC -- All pregnant women, regardless of their age, should be offered screening for Down syndrome, according to a new Practice Bulletin issued today by The American College of Obstetrician...
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December 2006
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has filed an amicus brief in support of the challenges to the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The Unit...
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September 2006
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Washington, DC -- In light of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to approve over-the-counter (OTC) status for Plan B® emergency contraception (EC) for women age 18 and older, Th...
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August 2006
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Washington, DC -- From its Annual Clinical Meeting today, top leaders of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)-the preeminent authority on women's health-launched a new natio...
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May 2006
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