Abortion Access
Abortion care is essential health care.
Abortion is Essential Health Care
Resources for obstetrician-gynecologists and partners to connect, engage, and advocate to defend and expand access to abortion at all levels—in their practices, their communities, and their government.
Our Position
At the state and federal levels, ACOG advocates against legislation that unduly regulates or criminalizes abortion care providers, including by:
- Forcing physicians to give patients inaccurate or biased information
- Requiring unnecessary procedures and tests
- Unnecessarily overregulating facilities where abortion care is provided
- Banning safe, medically indicated treatment options or procedures
We also advocate against burdensome government restrictions that make it harder for women to access evidence-based care, such as:
- Requiring unnecessary waiting periods
- Restricting insurance coverage
- Limiting the pool of qualified providers by restricting abortion provision to physicians only
Additional Resources from ACOG
Statements
ACOG Statement on Supreme Court Arguments June Medical Services LLC v Russo
Abortion Can Be Medically Necessary
ACOG Stands With Clinicians Who Provide Reproductive Health Care
ACOG Statement Regarding Abortion Procedure Bans
ACOG Denounces False Claims About Ob Gyns
ACOG Guidance and Policy
Abortion Policy
Legislative Interference with Patient Care Medical Decisions and the Patient Physician Relationship
Restrictions to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care
Improving Access to Mifepristone for Reproductive Health Indications
Decriminalization of Self Induced Abortion
Increasing Access to Abortion
Abortion Training and Education
Medication Abortion Up to 70 Days of Gestation
In the Courts
Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Dobbs
June Medical Services v. Russo
ACOG Suit Petitions the FDA to Remove Burdensome Barriers to Reproductive Care During COVID-19
Fifteen Medical Organizations 22 States and the District of Columbia File Briefs in Support of ACOGs Challenge to FDA Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Medical Professionals to Oppose Texas Abortion Restrictions
Facts are Important and Issue Briefs
State Spotlight
Arizona Clinicians Oppose SB 1164
Stop Florida Abortion Bans SB 146 and HB 5
ACOG Responds to Texas SB 4
ACOG and Texas Response to Texas Senate Bill 8
ACOG North Dakota Testimony Opposing Abortion Ban
ACOG Iowa Letter Opposing 24-Hour Mandatory Delay
Abortion Access is on the Ballot Vote No on Proposition 115