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
Press Release
Title X gag rule rejects ethical standards
Today, the Trump administration released the final Title X gag rule. In response, Board Chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. Willie Parker issued the […]
PRH in the News
Why you have no idea how much a surgery really costs (before you have it)
Board Member and Academy alum Dr. Kristyn Brandi was interviewed by MarketWatch for a piece about the lack of transparency behind hospital bills.
PRH in the News
Anna Kendrick’s Tweets About Her Kidney Stones Are Relatable For Anyone Who’s Ever Questioned Their Own Pain
Elite Daily quoted Academy alum Dr. Sanithia Williams’ New York Times interview from April 2018 for a story about how gender bias in the medical […]
PRH in the News
5 Yeast Infection Myths You’ve Probably Fallen For, Even Though Experts Say They’re BS
Elite Daily interviewed current Fellows Dr. Amy Huibonhoa and Dr. Rebecca Taub to share their expertise in exposing yeast infection myths.
PRH in the News
Essex County Gets Visit From ‘Lady Parts Justice League’
Patch mentioned Physicians for Reproductive Health for co-sponsoring a Lady Parts Justice event in New Jersey about abortion and access to health care.
PRH in the News
Everything You Need To Know About HIV and PrEP
Academy alum Dr. Meera Shah’s second instance of Call Me in Morning was published in Jezebel this past Monday. This month’s topic was about HIV […]
Press Release
Physicians Commends the Blocking of Trump’s Birth Control Rules
On Sunday, a federal court in California blocked the Trump-Pence birth control rules from going into effect on January 14 in CA, CT, DE, HI, […]
PRH in the News
Reproductive Rights at Risk With or Without Roe
The American Prospect interviewed Academy alums Dr. Stephanie Ho, Dr. Julia McDonald, and Dr. Sanithia Williams to discuss how state restrictions and geography create barriers […]
PRH in the News
Treating a Fetus as a Person
Current Academy Fellow Dr. Elissa Serapio’s letter to the editor was published in The New York Times. In her letter, Dr. Serapio discusses the lack […]
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