| The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) conclude that if EC were available to all women in the U.S., 1.2M unintended pregnancies could be avoided and the annual number of abortions would be reduced by 800,000. |
| Advancing women's health by creating an environment in which the public and elected officials confidently support women's health policy. |
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|  | | The Bush administration on August 21 formally proposed a new federal regulation expanding the refusal rights of individuals and institutions in the health care field that object to providing or assisting in the provision of services that offend their religious beliefs or moral convictions.
A key problem is that the proposal would for the first time expand health care providers’ refusal rights to include the provision of information on topics and treatments that they find objectionable. This seriously undermines the traditional ethical and legal obligation to give patients complete information on their medical options, so as to enable them to provide informed consent. |
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