Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
May 28
Last month, Hailey Broughton-Jones (RHAP’s Program and Communications Associate) and I attended the New Leadership Networking Initiative (NLNI), a project of Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) that works to connect “new vision, voices, and leadership for the reproductive justice movement.” We spent the day in Amherst, MA, connecting with activists across the country to…
May 22
As access to abortion training is limited in primary care, we are taking action by rolling out free continuing education medication abortion workshops around the country. Just last month, one of our RHAP fellows led a workshop for a group of New York-based physicians, nurse practitioners, and midwives on the fundamentals of counseling and managing…
May 20
Last week was tough. Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri passed legislation effectively banning abortion in their states. Eight states–Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah–now have anti-abortion laws that criminalize clinicians and patients. Several more states, including Louisiana, have similar bans that are likely to pass in the coming weeks. These cruel and unconstitutional…
May 13
Last week, we brought together over 50 Network leaders for the first-ever Network Leadership Summit. Held in Chicago, the Summit was a day-long strategic planning retreat and leadership training for Network leaders from Clusters around the country. We had representation from 20 of our 23 Clusters, as well as a few of RHAP’s strongest advocates…
Apr 30
During March, RHAP’s Network members gathered at the annual American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Conference in Washington, D.C., a national conference that brings together medical and pre-med students to network, attend workshops, explore new skills, and meet clinicians from various medical fields. We were able to host a booth for the first time at this…
Apr 23
Abortion care is under constant threat and access to abortion care training is limited in primary care medicine. So, we are taking action by increasing our efforts to train more clinicians in medication abortion. The good news is that we have primary care clinicians who are eager to add medication abortion to their practices. By…
Apr 16
The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) is proud to provide accessible, evidence-based, and free educational materials on abortion, contraception, and early pregnancy loss for patients and clinicians. We strive to create materials that meet the needs of the entire RHAP community. With the many attacks on access to abortion services, we have been working hard…
Apr 09
My next patient, Sara, was new to the practice. She opened the visit with, “I have lots of issues.” She was in her mid-thirties, pleasant, and poised. I asked her if we could make a list of her issues and prioritize them since I needed to gather her entire medical history. She agreed without hesitation.…
Mar 26
RHAP cheers the passage of New York State’s Reproductive Health Act (RHA). First proposed to the New York State legislature nearly a decade ago, the RHA faced an uphill battle. After passing several times in the New York State House, the bill languished in the Republican-controlled New York Senate. The 2018 midterm elections changed the…
Mar 19
Women’s History Month was established in 1987 – 76 years after the first observance of International Women’s Day – to honor women’s accomplishments and contributions throughout American history. The celebration and recognition of Women’s History Month was fought for by generations of activists who drew attention to the oppression and inequalities women faced in society.…