Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 29
Action Taken: Approved
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Halley Crissman MD, MPH, Sara Jaber, MD, David Lee, MD, MS, Madeline Merwin, and Suha Syed, MD
Sponsor: David Lee, MD, MS
On behalf of: MI Section, American College of OB/GYN
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS partner with other medical organizations to issue a statement encouraging physicians to provide patients with evidence-based information about emergency contraception as part of the counseling and informed consent process provided to any patient requesting emergency contraception; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support efforts to increase access to emergency contraception in various medical settings including ambulatory offices, pharmacies, emergency departments, and hospitals.
RESOLVED: That MSMS partner with other medical organizations to issue a statement encouraging physicians to provide patients with evidence-based information about emergency contraception as part of the counseling and informed consent process provided to any patient requesting emergency contraception; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support efforts to increase access to emergency contraception in various medical settings including ambulatory offices, pharmacies, emergency departments, and hospitals.
Fiscal Note: $4,500-$9,000
Resolution: View PDF for Access to Emergency Contraception
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