Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
Mar 20
This post was written by Megan Corbett, RN, in January 2013 and updated by Brandy Bautista in March 2024. Today, many intrauterine devices (IUDs), a form of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), are small, T-shaped plastic rods with two arms and a string. They are inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The history of the…
Aug 16
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Health Women’s Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, states where abortion access is secure (aka “surge states”) have experienced an unprecedented rise in patients who have the privilege and resources to travel out of state to seek care. This increased demand has put enormous strain on existing…
Jun 28
The Reproductive Health Care and Advocacy Fellowship is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for fellows to start in the summer of 2023! This one-year fellowship aims to train a diverse community of family medicine leaders to provide, teach, and advocate for access to equitable and person-centered reproductive health care, including abortion,…
Jun 21
“The AAFP is a powerful organization. Advocacy at NCCL gave me the opportunity to help direct AAFP policy and funds to causes that concern my patients and practice.” – Monica Agarwal, MD, New Jersey RHAP Fellow, and New Physician Delegate to NCCL In April over 200 family physicians reunited in Kansas City for the first…
May 25
This May, the Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) is launching its annual spring appeal fundraising campaign and we’re asking you to join us in developing clinician activists who will fight to ensure that comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care – including abortion – is available to everyone, no matter who or where you are. Access…
May 16
For the past few weeks, I’ve seen colleagues, friends, and heroes feel the weight of the SCOTUS draft leak—indicating their decision to end constitutional protections on abortion care is more probable than we’d hoped. Although the draft was upsetting, and it may change, we bear in mind that abortion is still legal and we will…
May 09
RHAP trains, mobilizes, and supports primary care clinicians looking to integrate sexual and reproductive health care into their practices. We believe that all individuals and communities should have access to sexual and reproductive health care and information with dignity, and free from coercion and judgment. One way we support this need is through our continuing…
May 09
Join us on May 26th at noon ET for a free online continuing education workshop to learn how to provide medication abortion care in a primary care setting. This workshop is hosted in collaboration with the Primary Care Development Corporation. Continuing education credits are available. This webinar was developed for clinicians and other interested health…
May 04
Did you know that there’s over $160 billion in Donor Advised Funds across the country? The #HalfMyDAF challenge aims to move that money to nonprofits by offering matching grants. If you are a DAF holder and make the commitment to spending down half of the money in your DAF by September 30, 2022, the grants…
Apr 27
A yoga flow created by yoga instructor Ashley Flowers and Regional Clinical Network Leader Maya Bass. Ashley Flowers is the owner of Ashley Flowers Yoga (https://ashleyflowersyoga.com/). Based in Portland, Maine, Ashley provides a range of indoor, outdoor, and virtual classes for beginners and seasoned practitioners. Prior to launching Ashley Flower Yoga, Ashley started her career…