Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
Aug 05
The past few months have been a time of national reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing disparities in our health care system, and politicians have used this time of crisis to further restrict reproductive access. The Black Lives Matter movement and the current uprising against white supremacy have reminded us that we, as a…
Jul 29
This summer, we are thrilled to have Vishu Chandrasekhar as our full-time summer intern! Vishu matched with us through the Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps (RRASC) and, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is our first fully virtual intern. Learn more about Vishu below and find out how you too can join our team this fall. Vishu Chandrasekhar…
Jul 22
At RHAP we’re constantly updating and developing new resources to meet the needs of patients, clinicians, and the public. It is important to us that our work, including the resources we create, reflect our values of being evidence-based and patient-centered. One way we keep our resources aligned to our values is by getting input from our wider…
Jul 15
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), often referred to by the brand name, Depo Provera, or “the depo shot,” is birth control that is administered as an injection every three months to prevent pregnancy. The most common form is an intramuscular injection, which usually involves going to a health care provider — like a doctor, nurse, or…
Jul 08
On July 13th, a federal judge in Maryland suspended a FDA rule that requires people seeking medication abortion care to visit a hospital or clinic in-person to obtain mifepristone, one of two medications used in a medication abortion. This ruling allows providers around the country to mail or directly deliver mifepristone to patients during the pandemic. RHAP…
Jul 01
Ectopic pregnancies occur in about 1 out of 50 pregnancies (about 2 percent of pregnancies), but account for nearly 3 percent of maternal deaths. Ectopic pregnancies require urgent treatment. Quickly diagnosing and treating ectopic pregnancy is critical to preserving the safety and health of pregnant people. Training and supporting primary care clinicians to manage ectopic…
Jun 24
“Advocacy in the AAFP is a way for me to lend a voice to those who cannot. It provides the 10,000-foot view which helps put my daily practice in context and provides a platform at a local, state, and national level, where I can advocate on behalf of my patients and colleagues.” – Ivonne McLean, AAFP…
Jun 17
Social distancing has redefined the way we approach daily life, work, community, and care. As a society, we are finding new ways to uphold our values, learn, and connect. This year, with New York’s Pride March reformatted to a virtual gathering for the first time in its half-century history, we have the opportunity to reflect more critically…
Jun 10
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have heard that health care centers around the country are increasing their telehealth (or telemedicine) services. As we continue to socially distance to protect one another from this virus, telehealth can be a vital tool for health care systems to ensure that everyone can get reproductive health care safely…
Jun 03
The Reproductive Health Access Project condemns anti-Black, state-sanctioned violence and the brutal murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, David McAtee, and of countless other Black folks lost to the system of white supremacy upon which this country was founded. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, Black protesters,…