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Medication abortion isn’t going away, even if access to mifepristone is restricted

President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt - "We know for people who are prosecuted for their pregnancy outcomes, a significant proportion of them come to the attention of law enforcement because they sought health care, and a doctor or nurse or social worke...

May, 2026
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A Doctor’s Warning From the Front Lines of Reproductive Care

PRH Fellow Dr. Bhaskari Burra - "Anecdotally, I’ve never had anybody experience any adverse effects from mifepristone or any untoward side effects that we weren’t expecting or unexplained complications from taking mifepristone."

May, 2026
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The Abortion Pill Lands in the Courts

Kristyn Brandi, MD, abortion provider in New Jersey and previous board chair with Physicians for Reproductive Health, explains how abortion access has expanded via telemedicine post-Dobbs and how abortion care providers are navigating shifting polici...

May, 2026
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They Were Never Going to Stop After Dobbs. We Can Minimize the Harm.

Op-Ed by President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt - "As a board-certified, full-spectrum obstetrician and gynecologist, an abortion provider, and someone who has been caring for patients over the last 25 years, I’ve witnessed the real-life impact that anti...

May, 2026
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Junk In, Junk Out: The Senate HELP Hearing Confirmed What We Already Knew About the War on Medication Abortion

Op-ed by PRH President and CEO Dr. Jamilia Perritt, Destiny Lopez (Guttmacher Institute) and Kirsten Moore (EMAA Project).

January, 2026
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HHS Wants to Cut Funds to Hospitals that Provide Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth

In a statement, Jamila Perritt, president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, called the proposed rules a “deliberate and targeted attack” on transgender youth and an attempt to strongarm hospitals into choosing between providing pediatric...

December, 2025
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Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

Op-ed by PRH President and CEO Dr. Jamilia Perritt & Lourdes A. Rivera.

December, 2025
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A ‘Floor’ on Abortion Is Still a Limit

PRH Fellow Dr. Tejasvi Gowda - "The editorial board’s assertion that abortion continues to be accessible despite the devastation caused by the Dobbs decision oversimplifies the reality of abortion care in the United States."

November, 2025
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Why a state Senate bill to redefine abortion will hurt, not help, patients and doctors

In this op-ed, PRH Fellow Dr. Ashlyn Brown argues that Wisconsin’s SB 553 is a covert attempt to restrict abortion care under the guise of medical clarification, one that will worsen delays, exacerbate racial disparities, and put patients’ lives at r...

November, 2025
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HHS Packed Anti-Trans Activists Into Report Undermining Gender-Affirming Care

PRH Fellow Dr. Bianca Allison - “Gender-affirming care is not fringe; it’s standard, developmentally appropriate health care. It is individualized, careful and — as every major medical organization has stated and a mounting body of evidence indicates...

November, 2025
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