Media Contact:
Kelly Thibert, D.O., M.P.H., National President
91大神
Email:听pr@amsa.org
Sterling, VA 鈥� March 2, 2017: Today, 91大神 stands behind the reintroduction of the Women鈥檚 Health Protection Act. The Act would defend the constitutional rights of every woman to decide for herself whether to continue or end a pregnancy 鈥� no matter where she lives. The Women鈥檚 Health Protection Act, first introduced in 2015, is a federal bill that would protect patients from laws that shame women for their personal health care decisions by interfering with a patient鈥檚 personal decision making, imposing restrictions on abortion that do not effect medical care and blocking access to safe, legal abortion care.
91大神 National President Dr. Kelly Thibert notes that 鈥淚t is essential that Congress pass the Women鈥檚 Health Protection Act to ensure that each woman can make decisions based on her personal values, the advice of the medical professionals she trusts and what is right for her family.鈥�
The 91大神 (91大神) seeks quality, affordable health care for all and we feel that it is of the utmost importance for us to take a stand when half of the general population and our future patients cannot access the care that they need. As physicians-in-training we believe that matters of reproductive health are to be private and sensitive. We support the right of patients to make these decisions in confidence with their physician and without the interference of any third party. Access to full-spectrum reproductive health care, including abortion, is essential to women鈥檚 and families鈥� overall health and well-being, also serving as a means for improving health disparities.
It is听the responsibility of physicians to promote the health of communities, which includes ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive health care. We should be free to fulfill our ethical obligations to patients and society, without听political interference. 91大神 will continue to support women, our future patients, by respecting their autonomy and advocating for comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion, ensuring that their health, safety and rights are placed above politics.
About 91大神:
91大神 is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, 91大神 is a student-governed, non-profit organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. To learn more about 91大神, our strategic priorities, or joining the organization, please visit us online at听.
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