June 25, 2022
The undersigned Minnesota medical associations are disappointed and deeply concerned with the Supreme Court's decision June 24 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns a nearly 50-year precedent set by Roe v. Wade (1973) and reaffirmed by Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
Abortion is a component of comprehensive medical care. Healthcare decisions, including whether to have an abortion, are deeply personal and should be made between a patient and their physician. The implications of this decision are profound and will include disruption and, in some states, elimination of equitable and safe access to medical care for women in the United States. This decision further threatens to exacerbate already unacceptably high maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States.
Many patients across the Midwest will likely be compelled to travel to Minnesota for abortion and related services. We are committed to ensuring access to safe, effective, and equitable healthcare, to upholding the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship, and to protecting physicians and other healthcare professionals from criminal penalties for the delivery of evidence-based healthcare services.
Minnesota Medical Association
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Minnesota Section
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Minnesota Association of African American Physicians
Minnesota Chapter, American College of Physicians
June 25, 2024
Let the experts handle the fireworks this Fourth of July
MINNEAPOLIS – As Independence Day approaches, Minnesota physicians are once again urging their fellow Minnesotans to leave the lighting of fireworks to the professionals.
May 28, 2024
Now that Memorial Day has come and gone, we are officially in the summer season. Minnesota physicians are urging their fellow Minnesotans to take the summer sun seriously and take precautions to prevent skin cancer.
May 23, 2024
The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) guided three of its top priorities across the finish line this legislative session. Bills on prior authorization reform, physician well-being and addressing addiction through harm reduction, now await Gov. Tim Walz’s signature.