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Policy to Bolster Firearm Background Checks. Supports federal grants to states to improve National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) reporting and encourages states to automate the reporting of relevant records to NICS to improve the quality and timeliness of the data.
Preventing Medical Student and Physician Suicide. The new policy calls on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education — the accrediting bodies for medical schools and residency training programs, respectively — to collect data on medical student, resident, and fellow suicides.
Supporting Survivors of LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence. The new policy calls for physician and community awareness
of intimate partner violence (IPV) among LGBTQ patients, and federal funding to support programs and services for survivors that do not discriminate against underserved communities, including sexual and gender minorities.
Sexual Assault Education and Prevention in Public Schools. The AMA will support state legislation mandating that public middle and
high school health education programs include age- appropriate information on sexual assault education and prevention, including but not limited to topics of consent and sexual bullying.
Expanding Anti-tobacco Policies to Further Protect Youth. The AMA will actively work with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) and other relevant stakeholders to counteract the marketing and use of addictive e-cigarette and vaping devices — including but not limited to bans and strict restrictions on marketing to minors under the age of 21.
Affirming the Medical Spectrum of Gender.
The AMA will oppose efforts to deny an
individual’s right to determine their stated sex marker or gender identity.
Opposing the Detention of Migrant Children.
The AMA will continue to oppose and object
to policies separating migrant children from their families, as well as any effort to end or weaken a 1997 legal settlement that limits the length of time and conditions under which the U.S. government can detain immigrant children.
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