Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
Oct 07
Over the next 20 days, check in with RHAP’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) for stories and quotes from clinicians across the U.S. about mifepristone and why it’s a critical part of medication abortion and early pregnancy loss care. Here is an account from a family physician in Colorado about why they think it’s important to provide…
Oct 02
November is just around the corner. In August we celebrated the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting white women the right to vote. We must also recognize the injustices that still pervade our country—in this case, it would be another 45 years before Black women were able to exercise that same right. Now, as…
Sep 23
On September 1st, our friend and colleague, Dr. Meera Shah, released her new book. You’re The Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion illustrates the complexities of abortion care through personal accounts, medical expertise, and an intersectional analysis of the abortion rights landscape in the United States. You’re The Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion is available…
Sep 21
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a champion for expanding gender equality and reproductive health access in the U.S. Even in her dissents, her voice was instrumental in advancing social justice in the Supreme Court on many occasions. Justice Ginsburg’s oral dissent led former President…
Sep 16
We’ve been thinking about the virtues of going virtual long before the pandemic. In particular, how using virtual technology could help us expand our training and technical assistance programs nationally in creative and accessible ways. While we are able to teach the clinical management of medication abortion easily to large groups of clinicians (we have…
Sep 09
Using medication for an abortion is safe, effective, and the preferred option for abortion care by many. During the COVID-19 pandemic, medication has offered an opportunity to end a pregnancy in the safety of one’s own home rather than risking entering a clinic for a procedure. However, this medication is not new. Mifepristone combined with…
Sep 02
As part of RHAP’s ongoing commitment to anti-racism, we wanted to share with you ways to learn with us about the history of injustice in reproductive health and how reproductive justice has become a vital part of reproductive equity. The term reproductive justice was developed by Black women in 1994, addressing the need for a movement that…
Aug 26
Wistia is a software company that helps businesses build their brands with video. Their mission is to make business more human, and part of that includes a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2019, when Georgia passed legislation restricting access to abortion, Wistia spoke up as a company in support of reproductive rights and abortion.…
Aug 19
“I am proud that many of my primary care colleagues took a stance against the NC HB 918, favoring more equitable care and working to eliminate barriers for marginalized communities. This bill threatened to dismantle the foundational family unit, disproportionately affecting families afflicted by systemic racism and poverty. Taking a stance against HB 918 communicates…
Aug 12
Community Health Centers are the backbone of our nation’s primary care infrastructure and are central to the Reproductive Health Access Project’s origin story. Our three co-founders all worked together at a large community health center in New York City in the late 1990s. Their efforts to integrate abortion care into their health center laid the…