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Title Date
1.

Abortion Access and Training

Number 424

ABSTRACT: Despite a decrease in abortion rates over the past decade, numerous political, social, and provider barriers limit access to abortion services. Barriers include state restrictions and manda...

January 2009

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ACA Leaves Coverage Gaps for Women

Washington, DC -- Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will increase the number of Americans with health insurance coverage, certain populations of women will continue facing...

December 2011

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Access to Emergency Contraception

Number 542

ABSTRACT: Emergency contraception includes contraceptive methods used to prevent pregnancy in the first few days after unprotected intercourse, sexual assault, or contraceptive failure. Although the ...

November 2012

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ACOG Applauds Congressional Introduction of Women's Health Care Reform Plan

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today applauds Senator Debbie Stabenow and Representative Jan Schakowsky for introducing legislation that calls on Con...

February 2009

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ACOG Applauds HHS for Requiring Insurance Coverage of Key Womens Preventive Health Services

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the prompt acceptance of the Institute of Medicine's (...

August 2011

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ACOG Applauds House Passage of HR 5 Protecting Access to Health Care Act

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds today’s US House of Representatives passage of HR 5, the Protecting Access to Health Care Act. This le...

March 2012

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ACOG Applauds Introduction of "Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act"

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) for introducing the “Quality Care...

December 2011

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ACOG Applauds Passage of Mikulski Amendment Guaranteeing Coverage of Women's Preventive Health Care

Washington, DC -- Gerald F. Joseph, Jr, MD, president of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), applauds today's Senate passage of the Mikulski Women's Health Amendment to HR...

December 2009

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ACOG Commends President and Congress for Standing up for Servicewomen

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...

January 2013

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ACOG Files Amicus Brief in Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. PPFA

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...

September 2006

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ACOG Issues Guidelines for Research Involving Women

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today reiterated its position on the critical importance of including women in research trials. In a committee opinion...

August 2007

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ACOG Joins Opposition to Mandatory HPV Vaccine Requirement for Immigrant Girls and Women

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) joins more than 100 organizations representing immigrants' rights, women's rights, public health, medicine, and reprod...

February 2009

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ACOG Lauds Court Decision Regarding Emergency Contraception

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...

April 2009

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ACOG President Advises Against Unnecessary Obstacles for Women Needing Ultrasound

Washington, DC -- Ultrasound is a safe and important tool in women's prenatal and gynecologic care, and Congress should not pass legislation that could delay women's access to diagnosis and treatment...

July 2006

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ACOG President Applauds Supreme Court Ruling As Victory for Women's Health

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the US Supreme Court’s ruling today that affirms the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and A...

June 2012

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ACOG President Martin Applauds President Obama and Secretary Sebelius on Ensuring Women's Access to Contraceptive Coverage

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds President Barack Obama and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for their decision to guarantee women in most employe...

February 2012

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ACOG Revises Opinion on Cord Blood Banking

Washington, DC -- Physicians should give balanced information to their pregnant patients who are considering cord blood banking, presenting both the advantages and disadvantages of public vs. private...

February 2008

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ACOG Statement on “Personhood” Measures

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...

February 2012

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ACOG Statement on Institute of Medicine Report Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for recommending private insurance coverage of key women's preventive health...

July 2011

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ACOG Statement on Revised US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations On Breast Cancer Screening

Washington, DC -- In response to today's US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement that recommends against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and recommends screening onl...

November 2009

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ACOG Statement on Single-Dose EC Reformulation

Washington, DC -- The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of a new one-pill formulation of the emergency contraceptive Plan B® represents a positive step forward for women's health, ...

July 2009

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ACOG Statement on the US Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

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...

April 2007

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ACOG Supports Individual Mandate As Key to Women’s Health Insurance Protections

Washington, DC -- As the US Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of the individual mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), The American Congress of Obstetrici...

March 2012

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ACOG Supports Kerry Legislation to Require Maternity Coverage, End Gender Bias In Individual Market Health Plans

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG) today announced its support of the Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009, a bill introduced by Senator John Ker...

May 2009

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ACOG Supports Oklahoma Court Decision Ruling Ultrasound Act Unconstitutional

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...

March 2012

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