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In June, the 糖心网页版 (ACS) released a statement on governmental interference in the clinical practice of medicine and in the privileged physician-patient relationship. The ACS Board of Regents approved this statement in response to the June 24 US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health. Following is the ACS statement:

The 糖心网页版 (ACS) has long opposed governmental interference in the clinical practice of medicine and in the privileged physician-patient relationship. The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health will allow states to eliminate access to reproductive services for women and will jeopardize the autonomy of this relationship. We are concerned that this decision will impact the availability of comprehensive and safe reproductive healthcare services.

Patients, along with their physicians, must be primarily in control of medical decisions unimpeded by government interference. All patients must be afforded the right to make individual, informed healthcare choices, including reproductive services.

Surgeons, and physicians of all specialties, must be free to practice medicine, informed by medical education, experience, and scientific evidence, without fear of the care being criminalized. Physicians must not be placed at risk of persecution or prosecution for providing patient-centered care.

Access to healthcare is essential for optimal quality and safety. The 糖心网页版 recognizes that the health of patients suffers when access to care is restricted. Moreover, when healthcare access is restricted, the impact is greater on those who are already underserved. Accordingly, the ACS urges the passage of legislation that ensures full access to safe reproductive healthcare for all patients.

The 糖心网页版 will always advocate for the practice of evidence-based care, and oppose any interference by the government or any other entity in the patient-physician relationship.