AMA Stakes Out Opposition to Abortion Restrictions (1)

The American Medical Association went further than it has ever gone in its reproductive health policies as the US Supreme Court nears a decision that could cede abortion rights to the states.

The AMA’s policymaking body voted Monday evening to adopt resolutions that oppose state efforts to criminalize abortion and other reproductive health services.

The preeminent association of physicians and medical students previously had taken the position of tying its abortion-related policies to the law. But that was before it became widely known that the Supreme Court was considering overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

The resolutions were approved ...