Sign-On Letters/Statements
StatementsJoint Statement: Code of Conduct SGS Statement on Roe v Wade rulingThe SCOTUS ruling on June 24, 2022, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, now ends the nearly 50-year-old constitutional protection for abortion, returning the rights to state legislatures and severely restricting access to reproductive health care for millions of US women. As members of the executive board of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, we continue to support full access to essential women’s reproductive health care and the preservation of the patient-physician relationship. Pregnancy termination, regardless of indication and including elective, is proven scientifically to be a safe and effective procedure when performed medically or surgically by a trained provider. Training in pregnancy termination is essential for healthcare providers in women’s surgery. Denial of access to pregnancy termination by trained providers not only harms women seeking pregnancy management due to limited access to safe medical care but will deny access for appropriate training of present and future gynecologic surgeons, further restricting access to safe gynecologic procedures for pregnancy. We firmly support the necessary training and availability of comprehensive health care for women and stand with ACOG reiterating the message that abortion is essential health care: https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential
Joint Statement: Gynecology Social Media Ontologies
Joint Statement: Collective Action Addressing Racism: Acknowledging Betsey, Luch and Anarcha
Joint Statement: Obstetrics & Gynecology: Collective Action Addressing Racism
Updated Position Statement: Mesh Midurethral Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence |