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Jul 11
Fatigued by this year’s election season? Take a deep breath and get the facts with RHAP’s pro-choice voting guide! Our Vote 2016: Get the Facts guide provides national and state-by-state resources to help you make informed decisions this election cycle. Over 300 bills restricting abortion access were proposed in 2015 alone. Anti-choice legislation is making…
Jul 05
Blog post from IonaPearl Reid-Eaton, RRASC Intern at the Reproductive Health Access Project. On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, before I had heard of the term “Reproductive Justice,” before I understood that “choice” is not an applicable concept if access is unavailable, I watched a livestream of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibuster for more…
Jun 27
RHAP recently completed an Evaluation of our Reproductive Health Care and Advocacy Fellowship. This one-year post-residency fellowship aims to develop leaders who will promote and teach full-spectrum women’s reproductive health care within family medicine. The Fellowship started in 2007 with one Fellow per year. In 2013 the program expanded to include three Fellows per year,…
Jun 20
When Dr. Kumar was a child, he and his family moved to the United States from London. They moved first to Jackson, Mississippi and then finally to Texas where he spent most of his formative years. Seeing first hand the lack of access to health care in this region of the United States inspired Dr.…
Jun 14
The past six months have been a busy time for the Reproductive Health Access Network! Nationally, we hosted two gatherings at the National Abortion Federation and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine annual conferences this spring. Both meetings brought together over 40 providers to discuss the current reproductive health climate and how we can work…
Jun 10
From May 11-12, 2016, RHAP Fellow Dr. Martha Simmons traveled to Washington D.C. for the Act for Women’s 2016 Advocacy Day (www.actforwomen.org). Dr. Simmons joined health care providers and reproductive rights advocates from across the country to speak with their legislators about the Women’s Health Protection Act. This federal bill would block states from imposing…
Jun 07
This spring, a generous supporter agreed to match all contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through May 31. The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) is proud to say, with the help of our generous supporter, we met this match—RHAP raised over $20,000 this spring! The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) is committed to increasing access to reproductive health…
May 20
The weekend of April 8th the Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) attended and presented at the 35th annual Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference (CLPP) hosted by Hampshire College. CLPP works to advance reproductive rights, engaging young people in activism through their student led conference, summer internship program, and leadership building projects. This year, RHAP…
May 11
The Bridgespan Group is a nonprofit advisor and resource for mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. The organization hosts an annual charity auction in their offices to raise money for nonprofit organizations in their communities. Each year, members of the Bridgespan team can submit a nonprofit of their choice to be voted on as the event’s beneficiary.…
May 04
Despite compelling evidence about the safety and efficacy of the IUD and the contraceptive implant, there are many barriers to increasing access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). These barriers include commonly held myths about the methods, up-front costs of purchasing the methods, and a shortage of primary care providers competently trained to insert and remove LARC.…