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Reducing Provider and Patient Risk in Pregnancy-Related Care

Monday, October 5, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zlotnik Ballroom

Overview

This multidisciplinary panel will introduce a new Texas hospital protocol and policy toolkit developed through a collaboration between the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Doctor–Lawyer Alliance, and Lawyers for Good Government. Bringing together emergency medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and attorneys with extensive experience in reproductive health law, the session will focus on the role health law attorneys and in-house counsel can play in helping hospitals and clinicians navigate pregnancy-related emergency care in Texas. Designed for hospitals, health systems, clinicians, and in-house counsel, this toolkit offers practical, protocol-based guidance to support lawful, timely, evidence-based care for pregnancy-related emergencies in Texas. The panel will review the evolving legal landscape, including Senate Bill 31, and explore how hospitals can translate legal frameworks into actionable policies and clinical protocols. Panelists will discuss the critical role attorneys can play in reducing risk to patients, clinicians, and institutions through clear protocols, decision support, and stronger institutional preparedness.


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Adam Laughton
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Greenberg Traurig

Speaker

Adam H. Laughton guides health care providers and other parties through the complexities of health care transactions, including inevitable regulatory questions, licensing, payor enrollment and many other issues. Adam has handled transactions involving a wide variety of providers and facilities, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health providers and freestanding emergency rooms, as well as physician practices and other entrepreneurs in the health care space. These transactions have included deals as large as $1 billion, and are located in a wide variety of locations around the United States. Adam’s experience also includes regulatory and compliance matters, such as HIPAA, Stark/Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act, and state law issues. He advises businesses on corporate and transactional matters ranging from reorganizations and mergers to the development of complex organizational and contractual structures and joint ventures. Adam has advised companies in many stages of their lifecycle on both regulatory and transactional issues, including start-up companies. In addition to his work with healthcare provider clients, Adam serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Houston Law Center, teaching a course on reproductive rights.
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Kenya Woodruff
Partner
Katten

Moderator

https://www.bswhealth.com/physician/lauren-fine https://www.american.edu/wcl/impact/initiatives-programs/hracademy/faculty/viviana-waisman.cfm

Moderator

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Kenya Woodruff
Partner
Katten


Presenter

Charlie Brown

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Priya Ghelani
Emergency Medicine Physician
Doctor Lawyer Alliance, Feminem

Louise Joy

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Adam Laughton
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Greenberg Traurig

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