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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Response to Midterm Elections
Today, Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn in Washington DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, reacts to what we know so far about […]
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Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine Rule to Ban Gender-Affirming Care For Young People
On Friday, the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine published new rules banning gender-affirming care for young people. This comes three months after the […]
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We Need to Complicate the Conversation About Our Democracy, Our Communities, and Voting
By: Mikayla Dawson, MiQuel Davies Voting is an essential function of our democracy. It has implications for every single aspect of our lives. Voting is […]
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Expanding Medication Abortion Access via Telehealth
PRH conducted a survey of its Leadership Training Academy (LTA) alumni to gain a better understanding of providers’ current provision of medication abortion care, their […]
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PRH In Action
Senators Just Stood Up to Protect Access to Abortion – Time to say THANK YOU! We’ve been screaming from the rooftops about the need for […]
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Senate Holds Historic Vote on WHPA
Today, the Senate of the United States took a historic vote to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act, which did not pass. Board Chair of […]
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President Biden Nominates Judge Jackson to SCOTUS
Today, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill Justice Breyer’s vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. Board Member of […]
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Senate Fails On Voting Rights
Today, the Senate failed to pass critical voting rights legislation, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive […]
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FDA Sides with Science: Medication Abortion Care is Safe
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modified the REMS restrictions from mifepristone, one of the medications used in medication abortion care. President & CEO […]
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