OB/GYN Org - to TX: Get Out of Our Exam Rooms

What is the ACOG

It is the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG), formerly the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. It has a membership of over 55,000[1] and represents 90 percent of U.S. board-certified obstetrician-gynecologists.

 

Yesterday they issued a letter to Texas legislators that basically said

Get Out of Our Exam Rooms

Women Can Make Their Own Medical Decisions Without State Interference

Read the whole letter

>>>>HERE<<<<<

And this is not the first time they have spoken out:

ACOG to lawmakers: Stop meddling

ACOG offered some examples in which they said state legislators have intruded into medical practice with laws that:

• Require medically unnecessary ultrasounds before an abortion and force a patient to view the ultrasound image.

• Prohibit physicians from speaking to patients about firearms and gun safety.

• Mandate an outdated treatment protocol for medical abortion.

• Prescribe what must be communicated to patients about breast density and cancer risk.