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Today leading medical organizations, representing over 600,000 physicians and medical students released a joint statement on
#SB8
. We thank our colleagues
@aafp
@AmerAcadPeds
@ACPinternists
@AOAforDOs
@APAPsychiatric
for joining us in condemning this law.
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@ACOG
stands firmly against
#abortionbans
. Abortion
#AccessIs
essential for our patient's health and these medically-unnecessary restrictions constitute political interference in the practice of medicine.
#stopthebans
Read our full statement:
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@ACOG
has long asserted that medically unjustified regulation of abortion care threatens the health and well-being of our patients rather than improving it. We urge SCOTUS to affirm that banning abortion is at odds with safe and essential health care.
#DobbsvJackson
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Texas
#SB8
represents a clear attack on the practice of medicine in our country and on decades of established legal precedent. Read and share our joint statement from
@ACOG
and
@MeAndMyOBG
:
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@ACOG
condemns the unethical practice of coercive or forced sterilization, including hysterectomies.
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BREAKING: ACOG win! The
@US_FDA
Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock has notified
@ACOG
and
@MySMFM
that the agency will "exercise enforcement discretion" regarding
#mifepristone
through the duration of the
#COVID19
public health emergency. 1/
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: House
@EnergyCommerce
proposing to fast track bipartisan policy to extend postpartum
#Medicaid
coverage to 12 months.
@acog
has long advocated for this evidence-based policy and applauds this major step toward eliminating preventable maternal deaths.
#momscantwait
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Oral contraception is safe, effective, and has improved the lives of millions of individuals. After more than 60 years, it's time to
#FreeThePill
by making it available over the counter w/o barriers. Read the robust evidence in support of true OTC access:
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#Mifepristone
is safe. Mifepristone is effective. Mifepristone is well studied. And mifepristone must not be taken from patients in need of abortion and miscarriage care because of the biases of a small group of activists.
#SCOTUS
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Rose are red,
Mifepristone is white
Politicians should mind their business
Abortion should be a right
#HealthPolicyValentines
#AbortionIsHealthCare
#AbortionIsEssential
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This week was another reminder that racism and inequity are dangerous and deadly. Systemic racism is a
#publichealth
and a
#womenshealth
issue.
@ACOG
is in solidarity with patients, their families, their communities, and our members who experience racism.
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Women disproportionately experience intimate partner violence, and the presence of firearms within those relationships is a key risk factor for intimate partner homicide. Read ACOG’s full Gun Violence and Safety Policy
#Thisisourlane
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Oklahoma’s newly passed abortion ban is a gross interference with the patient—clinician relationship. It forces personal beliefs onto others and strips women and pregnant people of their bodily autonomy. ACOG wholly condemns this egregious assault on patients and clinicians.
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When it comes to medical care,
#FactsAreImportant
and language matters. The myth that abortion occurs after birth is not based in reality, is inflammatory, and puts patients and physicians in physical danger. 1/
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"ACOG proudly stands behind our members who provide comprehensive health care for women, delivered with quality, safety, integrity and compassion."
@ACOG
President
@TXmommydoc
responded to false claims made regarding the delivery of abortion care.
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🚨📢 A quick thread from America’s
#obgyns
, because
#FactsAreImportant
: Pregnancy can be life threatening and
#maternalmortality
rates are rising in the US. Congress should work to improve access to health care, not restrict it. 1/
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#AccessIs
:
No-copay contraception
Maternity care
Well-woman visits
Medicaid expansion
Coverage regardless of preexisting conditions
Happy anniversary, ACA!
#winningwiththeACA
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"As a Black mother, I cannot buy or educate my way out of dying at 3-4x's the rate of a white mother in the United States." - Dr. Joia Crear Perry
@doccrearperry
#Act2SaveMoms
#SubHealth
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@ACOG
wrote to DHS Inspector General regarding concerning reports of high rates of hysterectomies performed on detained immigrant women. We urge DHS to immediately pursue a swift & thorough investigation. Read the letter:
.
@ACOG
condemns the unethical practice of coercive or forced sterilization, including hysterectomies.
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Roses are red
and grow in a garden
Medicaid should cover women
12 months postpartum
#healthpolicyvalentines
#medtwittervalentines
@ASlavitt
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The message is loud and clear that in all states,
#CrisisPregnancyCenters
cause harm. This flowchart can help your patients identify the warning signs that they may be at a
#CPC
.
#StateLegWork
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“As a
#ObGyn
who works in a
#TitleX
clinic, these changes would put the health and well-being of my patients at risk and prevent me from giving them all of their reproductive health care options.”
- ACOG Fellow
@MeganEvansMD
#SaveTitleX
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Ob-gyns agree – there is no place for political interference in the exam room.
#Obgs4BC
The domestic gag rule is an attack on our rights. The White House has no business deciding what a doctor or nurse can say to their patient about legal medical procedures. RT if you agree.
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Roses are red
Chocolates are sweet
#abortionishealthcare
That's it. That's the tweet.
#HealthPolicyValentines
#MedTwitterValentines
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.
@ACOG
opposes the latest efforts to restrict women’s access to care in Missouri. It is time for politicians to recognize the integrity of the medical profession and to respect women’s autonomy.
#stopthebans
#stopthesham
:
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Mifepristone is safe and effective for its FDA-approved use for medication abortion and miscarriage management up to 10 weeks of gestation. It’s safe and effective when used as directed by telemedicine and when prescribed by qualified advanced practice clinicians. 1/3
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"All I can say is, if you have a medical concern, see a doctor. And: If someone speaks to you about your body with anything but kindness and concern, it is he who has a problem. And: The vagina is like a self-cleaning oven." Thank you,
@DrJenGunter
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Science is science & data are data. Doctors have no reason to make up
#COVID19
case numbers, & in fact many have died from the virus. It’s irresponsible & dangerous to suggest doctors, incl.
#obgyns
, have done anything other than bravely battle this pandemic.
#NoSpinJustScience
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As the leading group of physicians providing quality, compassionate, and often life-saving health care to women, ACOG denounces the spread of false, dangerous information. 1/
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BREAKING: A Missouri court granted a temporary restraining order, keeping the last operating abortion clinic in Missouri open for the time being. While this is great news, the fight is not over.
#stopthebans
#abortionishealthcare
#emergencyresponse
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THE
#Act2SaveMoms
PASSES THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 🙌🎉👏👍
On to the Senate. Thanks to everyone for your grassroots advocacy – one more chamber to go!
#obgynadvocacy
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ACOG opposes all political efforts to limit a woman's ability to get the health care she needs, including abortion care.
#stopthebans
#HB314
Our statement:
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The 20-week ban in the U.S. House would not only ban abortion after 20 wks, it would throw abortion providers in PRISON.
#NoAbortionBan
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Tonight's decision from
#SCOTUS
re-imposing the FDA's needless in-person dispensing restriction for mifepristone disregards the abundance of medical evidence that proves the safety of medication abortion: 1/
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BREAKING NEWS:
#Act2SaveMoms
PASSES THE US SENATE! 👏👍🥳
Final stop:
@POTUS
to sign into law!
Proof that
#obgynadvocacy
can move mountains! Thank you to all of our advocates!
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"The decision about whether or not to continue a pregnancy is deeply personal & private....Politics must remain firmly outside of these decisions." Read
@ACOG
Missouri's full statement.
#stopthebans
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This means that many patients in need of termination of early pregnancy will be able to access safe, effective mifepristone by mail, rather than having to risk avoidable COVID exposure to themselves and their clinicians. 2/
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@ACOG
recognizes that
#AccessIsEssential
for all women. Today we took another step towards achieving equitable access to care during the
#COVID19
pandemic by asking a federal court to require
@US_FDA
to remove REMS requirements for mifepristone.
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Postpartum care is an ongoing process, not an isolated visit. Kicking new mothers off Medicaid after 60 days turns the "safety net into a cliff.” Thx to lawmakers who know 1 yr postpartum coverage is critical to addressing the US maternal mortality crisis.
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ACOG Opposes Any Effort to Ban Scientifically and Medically Accurate Terminology
#CDC7words
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@acog
As with all health care, policy related to abortion care, including abortion later in pregnancy, should be based on medical science and facts, not false, inflammatory claims from politicians attempting to interfere in the patient-physician relationship.
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All people seeking abortions, regardless of whether they are the 90% that occur in the 1st trimester or those later in pregnancy, deserve respect, compassion, and evidence-based medical care - not persecution and rhetorical attacks. 2/2
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Roses are red,
And can be expensive
Sex ed for adolescents
Should be comprehensive
#HealthPolicyValentines
#MedTwitterValentines
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BREAKING!
#WomensHealthProtectionAct
passed the House of Representatives! Across the country, pregnant people are seeing their constitutional right to abortion stripped away. We urge the Senate to enact this important bill and help protect reproductive autonomy nationwide.
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BREAKING: In a historic move,
@HHSGov
has approved a Section 1115 waiver request to extend postpartum
#Medicaid
coverage in Illinois to 12 months. This first-in-the-nation approval will help IL advance maternal health!
#MomsCantWait
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Immigrant women and girls held in detention should have access to adequate, timely, and evidence-based health care. ACOG strongly opposes immigration practices that are detrimental to women and children’s health, including family separation.
#KeepFamliesTogether
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To all of our rockstar
#2018CLC
ob-gyns (nearly 700 of you!) who pounded the pavement today, lobbying for women's health: THANK YOU! Today was a great day of advocating for our patients.
#FactsAreImportant
#Act2SaveMoms
#ProtectMedicaid
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Today’s
@US_FDA
approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive is a critical step toward allowing Americans to take control of their bodies, their health, and their futures. Our statement to come. 1/2
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Thank you
@AAFP
@ACPinternists
@APAPsychiatric
@AmerAcadPeds
@AOAforDOs
for standing with us against political interference in the exam room. Medical decisions should be made by patients and their healthcare providers.
#stopthebans
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The
@AmerMedicalAssn
House of Delegates voted in support of extending Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 mos, up from 60 days. We applaud our physician colleagues for supporting our resolution & top
@ACOG
priority to ensure healthy moms and babies.
#AMAmtg
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#COVID19
is no excuse to push political agendas over patient care.
#AbortionIsEssential
health care that should not be delayed or restricted. Read our joint statement on abortion access:
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We loved running into
@DrLeanaWen
at yesterday's
#StopTheBans
rally! Thank you Dr. Wen &
@PPact
for your partnership in improving access to quality women's health care.
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BREAKING: Today's federal court decision on mifepristone represents a victory for patients and for dedicated clinicians working to provided needed care without unnecessary
#COVID19
exposure of patients, families, and healthcare team members.
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After passing legislation in 2019 to extend
#Medicaid
coverage for
#postpartum
women with maternal mental health conditions, California has become the first state in the nation to implement this lifesaving policy!
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Abortion care is health care. We're grateful to the many health care providers who advocate to keep health care decisions, like having an abortion, strictly between a woman, those she trusts, and her provider.
#CelebrateAbortionProviders
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We are quickly approaching the deadline to submit comments on proposed changes to Title X. ACOG has been counting down with reasons to
#SaveTitleX
and protect women's health. View this thread to see what we've posted so far and stay tuned for the next 5 this week.
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Thank you to
@whitewatercrew
for opening up about suffering a 2nd trimester
#miscarriage
. Your honesty will help so many other women.
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“Every day, ob-gyns see the harmful impact that unequal access to health care has on women and communities. Our message to politicians is simple: Don’t turn back the clock on women’s health—stay out of our exam rooms.”
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In two days,
#SCOTUS
will hear oral arguments in
#CaliforniavTexas
, a case with major implications for women’s health.
@ACOG
is a strong supporter of the women’s health gains of the
#ACA
including: 1/6
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Congratulations,
@SenDuckworth
, on the birth of your baby girl! We’re always happy to hear about happy and healthy moms and babies, especially when the moms are fierce advocates for women’s health care!
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🎉Congratulations to New Jersey on receiving approval to extend
#Medicaid
coverage for postpartum people for 12 months!
#MomsCantWait
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BREAKING NEWS: In addition to approving the Illinois request to extend
#Medicaid
coverage beyond 60 days postpartum,
@HHSgov
just approved requests from Georgia and Missouri. Want to know the latest in other states? Read below:
#MomsCantWait
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Ob-gyn & Family Planning Fellow Dr. Figueroa knows how important it is that patients have access to all types of FDA-approved birth control. She opposes the rule b/c politics should never stand in the way of essential health care. Help her
#SaveTitleX
at
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Bills banning
#abortion
after 6 wks gestation & imposing criminal penalties on physicians are progressing in GA, KY, OH, TN + more. This is before many women know they're pregnant. ACOG opposes medically unjustified, unsafe & unconstitutional bills.
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Today,
@POTUS
ended a harmful policy of detention of undocumented pregnant, nursing, and postpartum individuals. We applaud this new policy.
https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2021/07/detention-of-undocumented-pregnant-postpartum-individuals
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Between Senator
@ossoff
interviewing his wife Dr. Alisha Kramer for
#CLC2021
on key issues facing OBGYNs, having an
@ACOG
🌠JUNIOR FELLOW🌠 amidst the ranks of U.S. Congress, & that gorgeous background fern 🪴, I am *LIVING* for this talk. – JV
#ObGynAction
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Today, a federal judge struck down a VA law mandating that only physicians can provide first-trimester abortion, finding it unduly burdensome & lacking a clinical basis. Abortion
#AccessIs
improved when patients can get care from all qualified providers!
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"No medical professional should have to think about criminal penalties when counseling a patient." -
@DavidNHackney
, MD, FACOG, and ACOG Ohio Section Officer
#stopthebans
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The Nation’s
#Obgyns
have reason to celebrate!
@Potus
has signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act into law. This landmark legislation is a crucial step to reversing our country’s rising
#maternalmortality
rate.
#Act2SaveMoms
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As we reflect on the 49th anniversary of
#RoevWade
tomorrow, ACOG is sharing
#AbortionStories
from our members who have spoken out to protect access to reproductive health care. Join us and
@MySMFM
by posting why
#AbortionIsEssential
to your patients.
#Roe49
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“This landmark legislation has been a long-held goal for ACOG and is a crucial step to reversing our country’s rising maternal mortality rate.” - ACOG President Dr. Lisa Hollier (
@TXmommydoc
)
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Homicide is the second leading cause of injury-related deaths among pregnant and postpartum women, and the majority of these homicides are carried out with firearms.
#Thisisourlane
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.
@ACOG
led a record-setting coalition of 20 major medical orgs representing nearly 1 million
#HCPs
to tell the Fifth Circuit that TX's order effectively banning all abortions is harmful to women & unconstitutional. Our brief:
#StandwithTXwomen
#StopTheBans
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Great day on the Hill to wrap-up the
#2019CLC
! Thanks to everyone who joined us! We can’t wait to see how you’ll use the skills and insights you gained to continue advocating for women’s health. See you next year!
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With a rise in
#maternalmortality
, a growing body of evidence shows many deaths occur after pregnancy-related
#Medicaid
coverage ends.
@ACOG
is taking action to ensure all individuals covered by Medicaid can keep coverage at least 1 yr postpartum. More:
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"As we stand here today, nearly 700 ob-gyns from all 50 states are urging their Members of Congress to support the MOMMA’s Act and join us in our work to eliminate preventable maternal mortality."--ACOG president
@Txmommydoc
on Capitol Hill with
@MarchofDimes
and
@RepRobinKelly
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ACOG opposes political efforts to limit a woman’s ability to get the care she needs, specifically, attempts to ban
#abortion
through medically unnecessary cutoff points.
#SOTU
#sotu2019
#abortionishealthcare
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This is what
#obgynadvocacy
looks like!
#2019CLC
attendees were energized & encouraged to meet w/members of Congress to discuss ACOG's top legislative priorities: eliminating maternal mortality & ensuring women w/pre-existing health conditions have access to health coverage.
We are a BIG bunch of passionate women’s health physicians and we believe
#Accessis
Everything!!
@ACOGAction
#CLC2019
@TXmommydoc
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ACOG has updated our policy statement on legislative interference, which denounces laws that mandate how
#obgyns
and other clinicians practice medicine, despite their experience, training, and shared decision-making with patients.
#medtwitter
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Transgender and gender diverse individuals - including adolescents - need access to compassionate, respectful, affirming care. Withholding medical care only serves to heighten the existing inequities that trans adolescents already face.
#HB1570
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We call on the house of medicine to stand united against attacks on critical reproductive health care.
@ACOG
and 11 other leading medical organizations reaffirmed our commitment to protecting access to all areas of ob-gyn care. Read the full statement:
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