The AMA's Job? The American Medical Association

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Jack Resnick is president of the American Medical Association. The AMA represents physicians and works to make sure that doctors around the country have the tools they need to take care of patients in the United States. Even dermatologists in a lot of these states are now running into several things they prescribe where pharmacists won't fill them.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe has implications far beyond abortion; it complicates access to vital drugs and delays essential care for pregnant people. The president of the American Medical Association explains how the chaos is hurting health care providers and their patients.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Matt Collette and Noel King, who also hosted.

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