| 1969.2 |
That AMWA encourage counseling
with regard to abortion both in group and individual medical
practice. |
| 1981.1
1982.1 |
That AMWA support a woman's
right to access to abortion. |
| 1988.1 |
That AMWA strongly reaffirm its
pro-choice stand on abortion; That AMWA support the
development and distribution of safer and more effective
abortion technologies; That AMWA oppose legislation that
would prevent health care providers from discussing, where
medically appropriate, abortions as a medical option if the
provider receives any monies from a federal agency; and That
AMWA strongly recommend that the AMA and AOA take a similar
position. |
| 1989.1 |
That AMWA continue to support a
woman's right to choose abortion without government
intervention and without restrictions placed on her
physician's medical judgment or conscience; and that AMWA
continue to work with medical and women's organizations to
fight any erosion of the right to choose when and whether to
bear children, without legal intervention or
consequence. |
| 1989.2
|
That AMWA condemn the actions of
Operation Rescue and all other unlawful attempts to restrict
women's access to abortion and to women's health
clinics. |
| 1989.3
|
That AMWA reiterate its support
for an emancipated minor's access to health care services,
including abortion, without the requirement of parental
notification or consent; and that AMWA support a woman's
access to abortion without the requirement of spousal or
partner notification or consent; and that AMWA support
access to abortion without regard to economic status; and
that AMWA oppose requirements in connection with licensing
that are not called for by accepted medical
standards. |
| 1989.4
|
That AMWA support further
research and possible utilization of this class of compound
(RU486) under medical supervision as abortifacients and in
its other medical indications; and That AMWA urge
Roussel-Uclaf to submit RU486 to the FDA to begin the
process of approval of RU486 for use in the United
States. |
| 1990.1
|
That AMWA encourage the
President of AMWA to congratulate Governors Andrus and
Roemer's efforts to defend reproductive freedom and promote
women's health in these difficult
times. |
| 1991.1
|
That AMWA provide leadership in
the defense of reproductive rights of women; and That AMWA
designate official representation of AMWA members at key
meetings and on consensus committees for the protection of
women's reproductive rights. That AMWA oppose laws
which criminalize abortion in legislatures and courts, and
request the support of this opposition of the AMA and the
State Medical Societies of all states where such legislation
is threatened or enacted. |
| 1991.3
|
That AMWA will not hold
conferences, annual meetings, interim meetings, or board of
directors retreats in states or other jurisdictions which by
legislation have significantly limited access to the full
range of informational and reproductive
services. |
| 1991.4
|
That AMWA reaffirm its support
for research, testing, and introduction of RU486 in the
United States for all of its therapeutic uses; and That AMWA
communicate its strong support of RU486 to Roussel-Uclaf
Hoechst AG, and Hoechst Celanese and the appropriate
American authorities. |
| 1992.1 |
That AMWA work with the Council
of Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology and with
the American Academy of Family Physicians to ensure that
residents trained in gynecology and family practice are
capable of performing abortions and of complete pre- and
post-abortion management and
counseling. |
| 1992.2
|
That AMWA work with curriculum
establishing bodies to ensure that all candidates for MD or
DO degrees understand abortion, appreciate access issues,
provide factual information to patients regardless of
personal belief, and competently manage associated
complications; and That AMWA create learning objectives for
third-year medical students regarding the epidemiology of,
indications for, performance of, and management surrounding
abortion. |
| 1993.1
|
That the following conditions be
observed in clinical trials of RU486: (1) a wide variety of
physicians be included, including internists and family
practitioners; (2) the physician should be able to perform a
suction abortion in his or her office or work with a
practitioner who can do so; (3) that emergency services be
available; (4) that appropriate counseling services be
available, including alternatives and future family
planning; and That licensing of an American firm to produce
RU486 should proceed promptly. |
| 1993.2
|
That AMWA support the coverage
of abortion as a pregnancy related service and work with the
Administration and the Congress to ensure the inclusion of
this service in the Administration's Health Care Reform
package. That AMWA take steps to support efforts to make
abortions safe, legal, accessible, and
rare. |
| 1995.1 |
That AMWA oppose federal
legislation banning the dilation and extraction method
(D&X) or any other medical procedure determined to be of
benefit to patients. |
|
Note: In the numbers at the beginning of the
resolutions, the first four digits represent the year in
which the resolutions was adopted. The numbers following the
period show the order of resolutions adopted on that topic
in that year. For instance, a resolution noted "1979.2" was
the second resolution adopted on that subject in
1979. |
