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TAKE ACTION! Protect Abortion Providers from Texas Vigilante Citizen “Bounty Hunters” Urge Congress to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act

AMSA Stands for Science, the Health of Our Patients & Colleagues, & the Health of Our Democracy ___________________________________________________________________________________________   AMSA Opposes New Texas Anti-Abortion Law and Enforcement by Vigilante Citizen “Bounty Hunters” AMSA believes reproductive health services are essential to comprehensive health care and we support full access to the entire range of reproductive health...

Reimagining Roe v. Wade at its 48th Anniversary

On the 48th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we join with reproductive health professionals, advocates and activists in “reimagining Roe”: from Abortion Rights to Abortion Justice. Written by Jeff Koetje, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Programming Strategist. Today we observe the 48th anniversary of the landmark US Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade which affirmed...

The vulnerability of abortion access and training

Written by Shereen Jeyakumar, a medical student and AMSA Reproductive Health Scholar, published in KevinMD.com on October 18, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how vulnerable access to abortion care is in the U.S. health care system. Abortion is one of the most time-sensitive, potentially life-altering procedures an individual can undergo, however, lawmakers since March...

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Abortion Access in Louisiana

Written by Aliye Runyan, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Strategist Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law meant to shut down abortion clinics. We are thankful the Supreme Court held up the right to safe, legal abortion without unnecessary restrictions that only serve to limit access. The decision comes four...