AMWA Advocacy
Advocacy Timeline
July 5, 2017 — AMWA signs on to the Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership on the Better Care Reconciliation Act
June 20, 2017 — AMWA endorses the 2017 NAMS Hormone Therapy Position Statement
May 15, 2017 — AMWA joints Amici Curiae Brief supporting the rights of transgender individuals
May 15, 2017 — AMWA sent letters supporting New York’s Child Sex Trafficking Bill to key legislators
May 3, 2017 — AMWA signs letter supporting Senator Murray’s bill to codify women’s preventive services
May 1, 2017 — AMWA signs letters to the Senate and House for National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities funding request
April 17, 2017 — AMWA joins Amicus Curiae Brief on Aid in Dying in New York litigation
April 10, 2017 — AMWA writes letter in support of California AB 1575 (labeling of chemical toxins used in nail salons)
April 10, 2017 — AMWA writes letter in support of California SB 245 (promoting foster youth sex education)
April 3, 2017 — AMWA signed Amici Curiae brief to support the requirement that limited service pregnancy centers post signage indicating that they do not perform abortions nor offer full contraceptive services. No. 16-2325 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc vs. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
March 31, 2017 — Judge Gorsuch is Wrong for Supreme Court on Medical Aid-in-Dying Issue
March 29, 2017 — AMWA Stands with AAP on Executive Order Halting Clean Power Plan [AAP Statement]
March 22, 2017 — AMWA urges Congress to increase funding for research and services for Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias
[House Letter] [Senate Letter]
March 16, 2017 – AMWA Statement on the American Healthcare Act (ACHA)
March 14, 2017 – Joint Letter in Support of the Offices of Minority Health
March 13, 2017 — AMWA joins in letter to the UN Secretary General during the UN Commission on the Status of Women to encourage the UN to strengthen its commitment and support so that feminist and women’s movements can have a strong, multi-cultural voice at the UN
March 12, 2017 — AMWA signs open letter from healthcare providers opposing the Travel Ban Executive Order
March 2, 2017 — AMWA joins Amici Curiae Brief supporting the rights of transgender individuals
February 27, 2017 — AMWA signs letter to President Trump regarding long-term hiring policy of the federal public health and biomedical research workforce
February 24, 2017 — AMWA signs coalition letter to Senate and House on Right to Try legislation
February 3, 2017 — AMWA signs provider letter in support of Planned Parenthood
January 19, 2017 – AMWA Statement on Possible ACA Repeal
January 17, 2017 — AMWA sends letter in support of B21-0038, the District of Columbia’s Death with Dignity Act
January 2017 — AMWA endorses the Defend Health protests in the wake of a possible ACA repeal
