Kelsey Rhodes

Fifth Circuit Rules Mifepristone to be Dispensed In Person

Today, a federal appeals court granted Louisiana’s motion in State of Louisiana et al v Food and Drug Administration, effective immediately. As a result,  mifepristone via telehealth is no longer accessible for anyone seeking abortion care in the cou...

Senate Introduces Attack on Mifepristone

Yesterday, Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation that would ban and withdrawal mifepristone’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn and abortion provider in Washington DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Repro...

Senate Passes Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Servicemembers

Today the United States Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act including bans on funding for gender-affirming care. Dr. Meera Shah, family medicine physician from New York and Board Member with Physicians for Reproductive Health respond...

Trump Administration to Stop Covering Gender Affirming Care for Federal Workers

On Friday August 15, 2025, the Trump Administration announced it will no longer cover gender affirming care for federal employees and their families starting in 2026. PRH President & CEO and ob/gyn in Washington DC, Dr. Jamila Perritt responds...

Responding to Violence Without Doing More Harm

Please consider the following tips as you engage in conversation about the intersection of criminalization, violence, and access to abortion.

How Do We *Actually* Protect Our Troops

Attacks on Mifepristone Are Not New

Attacks on Both Gender Affirming Care and Abortion

Veterans’ Access to Essential Reproductive Health Care

We Need to Complicate the Conversation About Our Democracy, Our Communities, and Voting