On April 26, AAPLOG members Dr. Ingrid Skop and Dr. Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing titled âThe Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs Americaâ. They acted as the minority witnesses alongside 3 other witnesses speaking for the pro-abortion side: Michele Goodwin, a Visiting Professor of Law […]
On April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court decision to reinstate key safeguards on the chemical abortion drug Mifepristone. Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley says the following regarding this decision: âThe entry of a brief administrative stay is standard operating procedure whenever the Supreme Court is asked to consider an emergency request
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Today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to reinstate several safeguards on the prescription and use of the chemical abortion drug Mifepristone. These safeguards, which the FDA had gradually eliminated without sufficient medical evidence between the time that the drug was first approved in 2000 and 2021, include: Disallowing the sending of chemical abortion
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Today, AAPLOG released the first episode of a new weekly podcast, titled âCaring for Both: A Curbside Consult Seriesâ. The podcast will feature interview guests answering questions about what it means to provide evidence-based, life-affirming healthcare. We know that every day in your practice and on your rotations you face clinical situations that are challenging.âŻ
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On March 9, Parents Magazine published an article describing a TikTok trend that has arisen as a result of post-Roe misinformation, featuring a pro-life physician as its main voice. The trend includes expectant mothers in pro-life states who, apparently fearing that abortion laws would prevent doctors from offering them lifesaving care if needed, were uploading
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On February 27, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced her plan to appoint AAPLOG member Kay Chandler, MD to the position of Surgeon General of Arkansas. Governor Sanders, who took her position on January 10, campaigned on a pro-life platform and plans on spearheading several holistically pro-life initiatives, including the âEvery Child Arkansasâ foster care program. Says Governor
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On March 23, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Stopping Traffickers and their Accomplices Act. The bill would require abortion workers to file a report with the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they have a reasonable suspicion to believe that a woman is a victim of human trafficking, and would require abortion providers to participate
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Public comments on a set of proposed rules by the HHS, IRS, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration that would expand the mandate for employers to cover contraceptives in their employeesâ health insurance plans are due on Monday, April 3. These rules are summarized as follows: These proposed rules would amend regulations regarding coverage of
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On March 23, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Healthy Moms and Babies Act, a bill that addresses the U.S.âs maternal health crisis. The bill would expand funding for maternal health services and change reporting requirements to improve data tracking on several fronts. It aims to improve maternal and child health
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On March 6, the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven plaintiffs against the state of Texas over its abortion law. The plaintiffs, five patients and two doctors, allege that the law, which outlaws intentionally ending human life in the womb but allows for medical intervention in cases of pregnancy