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List of Opposition to the Gag Rule

Opioid/Behavioral Health Groups

  • Center for Law and Social Policy

  • Coalition for Behavioral Health, Inc.

  • Harm Reduction Coalition

  • Legal Action Center

  • Mental Health America

  • Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS)

  • National Council for Behavioral Health

  • NYS Care Management Association

Federal AIDS Policy Partnership (sign-on letter)

  • AIDS Action Baltimore

  • AIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Children, Youth & Families

  • AIDS Foundation of Chicago

  • AIDS United

  • American Academy of HIV Medicine

  • APLA Health

  • Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

  • AVAC

  • Bailey House, Inc.

  • Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation

  • ETR

  • HealthHIV

  • HIV Medicine Association

  • Howard Brown Health

  • Latino Commission on AIDS

  • LLHC

  • Nashville Cares

  • NASTAD

  • National Black Justice Coalition

  • National Black Women’s HIV/AIDS Network

  • National Coalition for LGBT Health

  • National Coalition of STD Directors

  • National Working Positive Coalition

  • NMAC

  • Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin

  • Southern AIDS Coalition

  • Treatment Access Expansion Project

  • Treatment Action Group

State & Local Health Departments

  • Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 

  • Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials 

  • Adair County Health Department (MO) 

  • Greene County Family Planning (NY)

  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health 

  • Randolph County Health Department (MO)

  • Saint Louis County Department of Public Health

  • Tennessee Department of Health

  • Tri-County Health Department (CO)

  • Vermont Department of Health

  • Washington Department of Health 

  • Baltimore City Health Department

  • Kansas City Health Department

  • Boston Health Department

  • San Antonio Health Department

  • Chicago Health Department

  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health 

  • Cleveland Health Department

  • New York State Department of Health

  • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services

  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 

Provider Associations

  • American Academy of Family Physicians

  • National Association of Social Workers 

  • American Academy of PAs

  • Massachusetts Medical Society - withdraw the proposed rule

  • American Academy of Nursing

  • Maine Medical Association

  • HIV Medicine Association 

  • Maine Osteopathic Association

  • CA Academy of Family Physicians 

  • CT State Medical Society

  • Women of W.O.R.T.H. (Rome, GA)

  • 15 MN Providers/Provider Groups 

  • Association of Reproductive Health Professionals 

  • American Psychological Association

  • Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses 

  • Endocrine Society - reconsider this NPRM

  • National Medical Association 

  • American Academy of Pediatrics and Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

  • American Medical Women’s Association

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

  • ACOG locals - call for complete and immediate withdrawal (TX, CO, NM, CT, IN, MN, SD, ID, WI, ME, OH, WA, IL, PA, District V (KY, IN, MI, OH), NV, HI, AZ)

Hospitals/Federally Qualified Health Centers/Title X Programs

  • University of Maryland Medical System 

  • Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center

  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 

  • Johns Hopkins Children’s Center 

  • Montana Primary Care Association

  • Rhode Island Health Center Association

  • Mountain Family Health Centers (CO) 

  • Community Medical Centers (CA)

  • Axis Community Health (CA) 

  • Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County 

  • CommuniCare Health Centers (CA) 

  • Denver Health 

  • Alliance of Pennsylvania Councils

  • Education+Health (Philadelphia school-based health centers)

  • Bi-State Primary Care Association (NH and VT) 

  • San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium 

  • CO Community Health Network 

  • Community Health Care Association of NY State

  • AccessMatters - Title X Grantee for Southeastern PA 

  • Family Planning Association of Maine 

  • Tapestry Health Systems (FP Council and more, western MA)

  • Women’s Health Specialists

  • Essential Access Health (CA)

  • Health Quarters (MA)

  • AZ Family Health Partnership

  • Community Health Care Network 

  • MA League of Community Health Centers 
  • Family Planning Council of Iowa 
  • MO Family Health Council
  • Mountain Park Health Center (AZ)
  • Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health 
  • Women’s Care Center (Philadelphia area) 
  • AltaMed (Los Angeles and Orange County)
  • NJ Family Planning League 
  • Manchester (NH) Community Health Center 
  • WV Free
  • Ryan Health (NY) 
  • Washington Association of Community & Migrant Health Centers
  • Alameda Health Consortium (CA)

Public Health Groups

  • National Coalition of STD Directors

  • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

  • Caring for Colorado Foundation

  • Michigan Family Planning Advisory Council

Academic Institutions 

  • George Washington University (GWU) Faculty and Research Staff 

  • Montclair State University 

  • Washington University School of Medicine, Contraceptive Choice Center 

  • George Washington Jacobs Institute for Women’s Health 

  • University of Maryland School of Medicine 

  • New York University School of Law, Institute for Policy Integrity

  • Dr. Christine Dehlendorf, UCSF Woman-Centered Contraception Program

  • Association of American Medical Colleges 

  • Texas Policy Evaluation Project (UT-Austin)

Industry Groups

  • Medicines360

  • Medicaid Health Plans of America

  • UPIC Health LLC 

Lawmakers

  • Reps. DeGette (D-CO) and Reps. Lee (D-CA), joined by 171 Members of Congress
  • Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) joined by 44 Senators 

  • Assemblymember Kansen Chu (CA) 

  • PA General Assembly Women’s Health Caucus 

  • Lucas County Commissioners (OH)

  • Democratic Attorneys General Association (12 States and the District of Columbia) 

  • Attorney General of WA

  • Attorney General of OR

  • Attorney General of VT

  • Attorney General of MA 

  • Fred Thiele, New York State Assembly

  • Gov. John Hickenlooper (CO) 

  • Hawaii state assembly leaders

  • Two New Hampshire Executive Council 

  • Gov. Ralph Northam (VA) 

  • NY State Bipartisan Pro-Choice Legislative Caucus

  • NE Senator Anna Wishart

  • TX House Women’s Health Caucus

  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo (NY)

  • Gov. Roy Cooper (NC) 

  • Public Advocate for the City of NY

  • NY City Council

  • National Women’s Political Caucus of California 

  • Mayor Peduto of Pittsburgh 

  • Gov. Inslee (WA) 

  • Oakland City Attorney’s Office

Global Advocates

  • Amnesty International

  • Center for Biological Diversity 

  • Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) 

  • IPAS 

  • Population Connection 

  • Human Rights Watch 

National Advocates 

  • PFAW 

  • CLASP 

  • Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum 

  • National Alliance to End Sexual Violence

  • Stonewall Democratic Club 

  • National Immigrant Law Center 

  • Center for Budget and Policy Priorities

  • Community Catalyst 

  • Urban Institute

  • American Bar Association

  • National Center for Youth Law 

  • Transgender Training Institute 

  • National Center for Transgender Equality 

  • National Hispanic Leadership Agenda 

  • Advocates for Youth

  1. National Council of Asian Pacific Americans 

  2. National Health Law Program (NHeLP) 

  3. National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum 

  4. Center for Health Policy and Law (Northeastern University)

State/Local Advocates

  • Colorado Children’s Campaign 

  • Green Hills (MO) Community Action Agency

  • AAUW of California 

  • ACLU of Maine

  • ACLU of Nebraska

  • Long Island Civic Engagement Table

  • Long Island Transgender Advocacy Coalition

  • Monsoon Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (IA)

  • West Virginians for Affordable Health Care 

  • Health Care for All MA

  • CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network 

  • Health Care for All NY 

  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative 

  • Big Cities Health Coalition

  • Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (NY) 

  • EverThrive (IL) 

Women’s/Repro/DV Advocates

  • Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health 

  • Maine Women’s Lobby 

  • Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence 

  • National Institute for Reproductive Health 

  • Guttmacher Institute 

  • Raising Women’s Voices

  • National Network for Abortion Funds 

  • National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association

  • Nevada County Citizens for Choice 

  • NARAL 

  • NARAL Pro-Choice VA 

  • TX Association Against Sexual Assault 

  • PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence 

  • Black Women for Wellness
  • New Hampshire Women’s Foundation 
  • Business and Professional Women of Nevada County 
  • National Advocates for Pregnant Women
  • Power to Decide 

  • Florida Latina Advocacy Network 

  • Ibis Reproductive Health 

  • Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)

  • Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  • National Partnership for Women and Families 

  • Reproaction

  • Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity 

  • Southwest Women’s Law Center

Faith and Faith-Related Groups

  • American Atheists

  • Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

  • Freedom from Religion Foundation 

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