Advocacy News

Year-Month Activity Description
2023-07 Endorsed Amicus brief filing by ACOG and AMA FUND TEXAS CHOICE, v. JOSÉ GARZA, et al.
2023-06 Joint statement calling for the restoration of abortion rights SASGOG joined other OBGYN societies in a joint statement calling for the restoration of abortion rights, the rejection of so-called “common sense abortion bans”, and an end to judicial activism in health care.
2022-10 Name Change – Letter of Support SASGOG sent a letter of support to ABOG, for the proposed name change from Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) to Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS).
2022-10 Citizen Petition submitted to the FDA

SASGOG along with ACOG and 48 other leading medical and scientific associations, research institutions, and advocacy organizations call for expanded access to essential medications for miscarriage care.

2022-07 Joint Statement in opposition to legislative interference SASGOG along with more than 75 Health Care Organizations released joint statement. Click here for more information.
2022-05 Endorsed letter to US Senators in support of Women’s Health Protection Act Women’s Health Protection Act would address reproductive health care needs by ensuring the ability of patients to receive comprehensive care, free from governmental intrusion.
2022-03 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG Planned Parenthood Of Montana, V. State Of Montana
2022-03 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, V. Kristi Noem, Governor, Et Al.
2021-12 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG Isaacson V. Brnovich – Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief
2021-11 Media telebriefing Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, A Case Challenging Mississippi Law 
2021-11 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, et al. v. Theodore E. Rokita, Seventh Circuit Court
2021-10 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG The United States Of America, Applicant, v. The State Of Texas, Et Al., On Emergency Application To Vacate Stay Of Preliminary Injunction Issued By The United States Court of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit
2021-10 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG Planned Parenthood Of The Heartland vs. Kimberly K. Reynolds, Ex Rel. State Of Iowa And Iowa Board Of Medicine, On appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County.
2021-10 Endorsed Statement by Leading Physicians Groups Oppose Texas Legislation That Threatens Access to Reproductive Patient Care.  Link to statement.
2021-08 Endorsed an Amicus brief filing by ACOG Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org
2021-07 Endorsed medical society letter to Congress Support for the Women’s Health Protection Act