Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the eighth episode, Sheela Ranganathan, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Health, speaks with Jody Joiner, Member, Weaver Johnston & Nelson PLLC, and Amanda Smith, Counsel, K&L Gates LLP, about the latest trends and developments in reproductive health care. They discuss EMTALA, shield laws, medication abortion, and emerging ethical and legal challenges.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnV7bUfTp4URead AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesEssential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast. Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

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