Legal Issues

This one-pager provides a high-level summary of EMTALA, explaining what the law requires and how to report an EMTALA violation.

Review this CMS document for an overview of the EMTALA process, including EMTALA pathways and potential enforcement outcomes.

Find a collection of ACOG's resources aimed at supporting physicians navigating misinformation related to abortion and reproductive health care.

In this Issue Brief, ACOG provides an overview of mifepristone and misoprostol and their use in medical care.

In this Issue Brief, ACOG provides information on the reproductive health care landscape and provides recommendations to respond to geographic variations in access to care.

In this Committee Statement, ACOG provides a background on self-managed abortions and provides clinical recommendations for physicians.

In this Committee Statement, ACOG provides information on the legal landscape and provides recommendations to respond to laws restricting or banning abortion.

In this Position Statement, ACOG supports improving access to mifepristone.

In this Position Statement, ACOG discusses measures limiting the spectrum of reproductive care and provides recommendations to respond to these measures.

This ACOG Position Statement affirms ACOG's opposition to "Personhood" measures.