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PRH Files Amicus Brief to Supreme Court on Mifepristone via Telehealth

On May 5, 2026, Physicians for Reproductive Health, represented by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States detailing how critical it is for patients to be able to access mifepristo...

May, 2026
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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...

May, 2026
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Judge Rules in Louisiana v. FDA Case

Today, a judge from the Western District Court of Louisiana granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay  State of Louisiana et al v Food and Drug Administration until the Food and Drug Administration conducts and finalizes yet another politica...

April, 2026
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SCOTUS Rules on Conversion Therapy

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued their decision in Chiles v. Salazar with an 8-1 ruling with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the sole dissenter. Their decision determined that conversion talk therapy is protected by the first ame...

March, 2026
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What Transgender Day of Visibility Means in Health Care

Today, March 31, is Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), a time to uplift the tenacity of the transgender community. TDoV is also a time to acknowledge the harm and discrimination trans people are subject to, especially in health care settings.

March, 2026
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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...

March, 2026
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Dr. Verma Testifies Before the Senate on Safety of Medication Abortion

Today, Dr. Nisha Verma, ob/gyn who provides care in Georgia and Massachusetts and Fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, is testifying before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

January, 2026
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SCOTUS Hears Cases on Trans Inclusion in Sports

Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in cases where transgender youth are once again forced to challenge laws that isolate and dehumanize them. These bans are inherently violent and threaten the freedoms of us all.

January, 2026
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PRH Files Amicus Brief to Maryland Supreme Court

On January 12, Physicians for Reproductive Health, Doing Right By Birth , and several physicians who practice in Maryland, including Dr. Carolyn Sufrin, filed an amicus brief  to the Supreme Court of Maryland explaining the grave health consequences...

January, 2026
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PRH responds to ICE violence in Minneapolis

Yesterday, an ICE officer in Minneapolis murdered legal observer Renee Nicole Good while in the car with her wife. Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn in Washington DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health responds.

January, 2026
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