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The largest medical association in the country has declared it will take any necessary legal steps to protect patients and doctors that seek and administer reproductive health services including abortion and contraception.
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced Tuesday it was implementing a new policy that will expand legal protection for patients and physicians against government systems of control and punishment that criminalize reproductive health services.
Its taking direct aim at multiple states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Idaho, Mississippi and more, that have enacted strict abortion bans. Many do not include exceptions for rape or incest and allow abortion providers to be sued and charged.
The AMA described governments intruding into medicine and impeding access to reproductive health services as, a violation of human rights.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-medical-association-declares-abortion-192122434.html
ck4829
(35,076 posts)xocetaceans
(3,871 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,866 posts)Ive been waiting to hear from them.
crickets
(25,979 posts)Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Historically the AMA has been hesitant to take overtly political stances, but I applaud them for this move. Keep this up and I might even renew my membership
Faux pas
(14,678 posts)ShazzieB
(16,396 posts)Of course, the forced birthers will scream about the supposed human rights of fetuses, embryos, blastocysts, and zygotes.
Let 'em scream. They need to get used to the idea that they do not, in fact, run the world or even the U.S.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)there is nothing "pro-life" about repukes - the cruelty is the point
spanone
(135,831 posts)calimary
(81,264 posts)About time.
niyad
(113,302 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,856 posts)Far too many laws are passed where the legislature assumes they know more than doctors. It's more than past time for the AMA to strike back.
As for abortion, I can think of circumstances under which I would definitely have one, and other circumstances where I would not. But those are PERSONAL choices, and might not apply to anyone else. Which is exactly why each and every woman deserves the right to choose what's best for her.
Oh, and I'm currently 73 years old, so needing an abortion is a decades ago issue for me. As for men, remind me again how many get pregnant?
lindysalsagal
(20,684 posts)Effing hell we're not returning to the effing middle ages!!!!!
efhmc
(14,725 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Hugin
(33,140 posts)Good for them and us!