Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
Aug 02
Fatigued after last month’s national conventions? Take a deep breath and #GetTheFacts 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. So far this year 14 states have passed more than 30 laws restricting abortion access. Though last…
Jul 26
RHAP is always excited to have new voices and perspectives join our team. This past month, we were delighted to welcome a new employee and two new interns! Naomi Legros, Operations Associate – I’m excited to be a part of the RHAP team and explore the world of public health through the reproductive health lens! As a…
Jul 18
We are excited to announce that 43 of the Reproductive Health Access Project’s education materials are now available in simplified and traditional Chinese! This will help us reach Chinese-speaking populations in this country and across the world. RHAP’s materials have always been freely available in English and Spanish on our website. Our patient education materials…
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…