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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Story No. 571: Dr. Shandhini from Hawaii
Voices of Courage is excited to present This is Life, an illustrated series by artist Magnolia Porter bringing your stories about reproductive health care to life. My patient, […]
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Story No. 570: Patient from California
This is a Voices of Courage story follow up. We welcome you to read the storyteller’s first story here if you haven’t already. Since sharing […]
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Story No. 565: Rachel from West Virginia, Part 1
We at Physicians for Reproductive Health are moved when we get updates from our Voices of Courage storytellers. Last week, one of our early storytellers, […]
PRH in the News
Breaking Bullshit: Title X Gag Rule
Dr. Jamila Perritt discussed how the Title X gag rule will hurt patients' access to care on Lady Parts Justice’s podcast Feminist Sleeper Cell.
PRH in the News
Don’t Let Politics Come Between Me and My Patients
Dr. Julie Chor wrote an op-ed in the New York Times on how the Title X gag rule interferes with the patient-provider relationship.
PRH in the News
Abortion Provider Writes Open Letter to Senate About Roe v. Wade
In an op-ed in Teen Vogue, Board Chair Dr. Willie Parker calls on the U.S. Senate to reject Brett Kavanuagh’s nomination and protect reproductive freedom and other fundamental rights.
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Story No. 544: Kathy from South Carolina
My adult daughter was diagnosed with a reproductive health condition after graduating from college, while she was working part-time before beginning graduate school. She requires […]
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Story No. 538: Patient from Alabama
Immediately after finishing graduate school and receiving my PhD, I was working multiple jobs, none of which offered employee health insurance. The Affordable Care Act […]
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Trump Nominates Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
Dr. Jamila Perritt talked to MedPage today about why Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a threat to abortion rights and access to health care.
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