Why We Care
Everyone deserves to live their healthiest lives regardless of their age, income, insurance coverage, or zip code. We work for comprehensive sex education, protections for pregnant workers, access to family planning providers like Planned Parenthood, and defending and improving Americans’ access to health care services. We also raise awareness about the violence and harassment reproductive health care providers face.
Why It Matters
18
State laws
Passed since 2013 granting workplace accommodations to pregnant workers
2,467,633
Patients
Obtained contraception, STI testing, breast exams, and PAP smears at Planned Parenthood in 2014
11
People
Murdered by anti-abortion extremists in the United States
Barriers to Access
We work to ensure that everyone can live their healthiest lives no matter where they live.
We support the rights of our patients throughout their pregnancy. No one should have to choose between their job and a healthy pregnancy, which is why we fight for proactive legislation like the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to protect pregnant patients in the workplace.
The current Congress has repeatedly attempted to roll back the gains of the Affordable Care Act, a disastrous effort that could leave tens of millions of people without health insurance and countless others without adequate coverage, as well as decimating Medicaid and defunding Planned Parenthood. We have worked to stop the passage of these repeal bills, and will continue to oppose any legislation that creates barriers to care. It’s time to expand and improve, not limit, Americans’ access to health care services.
Every day, doctors, nurses, counselors, administrators, security guards, and volunteers put their lives on the line to provide comprehensive reproductive health care. Eleven people, including members of the Physicians community like Dr. George Tiller, have been murdered by anti-abortion extremists. This campaign of terror—waged over decades against those who provide this critical care—is reprehensible, and we are trying to end it.
Latest News
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House and Senate Pass Anti-Trans Language in Bill Package: PRH Responds
Today, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the inclusion of violent language banning lifesaving gender-affirming care for young people. The NDAA […]
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Action Items to Consider Before January 20, 2025: How We Continue To Show Up for Each Other
Challenging times lie ahead as a result of the rules and legislation that will be issued by the incoming Administration. Given the impact of those changes we are providing resources for conversations with your families and communities about how to stay informed and support one another.
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First We Grieve, Then We Fight: Recapping the 2024 General Election
These are the opportunities, challenges, and hard work we foresee across the new Administration, in Congress, and in the states.
Press Release
In Grief, In Community: Post-Election Reflections
Last night, voters across America turned out to elect the next President of the United States, vote on every House seat and 34 Senate seats, […]
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New Term, Same SCOTUS: Supreme Court Will Review Hormone Therapy for Trans Youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti
It’s October, which means SCOTUS is back. Over this term, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear numerous cases on a broad range […]
Press Release
PRH files Amicus Brief on EMTALA with the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
On October 22, Physicians for Reproductive Health, represented by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, filed an amicus brief to the Court of Appeals for […]
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Physicians and State Legislators Condemn Harms of Abortion Bans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2024 Joint Statement from Jennifer Driver, Senior Director, Reproductive Rights, SiX Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council and Dr. Jamila Perritt, President […]
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Let’s Celebrate Misoprostol! Changing the Narrative Around Miso-Only Medication Abortion Care
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Physicians for Reproductive Health hosted a virtual webinar, in partnership with We Testify and Ibis Reproductive Health. The June Supreme […]
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SCOTUS Impact on Reproductive Justice
We have come to the end of another SCOTUS term which, once again, included numerous, highly consequential decisions that will have longstanding impacts on our […]
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