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
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 […]
PRH in the News
What Back Alley? These Women Say DIY Abortion Can Be Empowering
The Daily Beast spoke to Academy alum Dr. Jamila Perritt to talk about self-managed abortions and her support of patients who decide to end their […]
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Shay Mitchell’s Instagram Story About Her Miscarriage Calls for More Compassion In 2019
Current Academy Fellows Drs. Narges Farahi, Ellen Joyce, and Robyn Schickler were interviewed by Elite Daily for this piece discussing a celebrity opening up about […]
PRH in the News
Ohio is Banning the Most Common Abortion Procedure with New Law
Scary Mommy quoted Academy alum Dr. Natalie Hinchcliffe’s statement responding to the anti-abortion bills in Ohio.
PRH in the News
Ohio’s New Abortion Ban is Now Law — & It’s Among the Most Restrictive Bans in the Country
Bustle quoted Academy alum Dr. Natalie Hinchcliffe’s press release on the anti-abortion bills in Ohio, one of which was signed into law on Friday.
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The Bruising Battle Looming Over Single-Payer
Physicians for Reproductive Health is featured in this POLITICO Pulse newsletter calling for the State Department not to modify its language regarding reproductive health care […]
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