PRH and our community of physician advocates are taking action in the policy world every day to make a lasting impact for access to reproductive health care.
Regulatory Engagement
Letters in Response to Senators
PRH’s responses to senators’ inquiries concerning reproductive health and justice issues.
- Letter to Senators Warren, Hirono, Duckworth, and Smith on the Impact of Abortion Access Restrictions (June 8, 2023)
- Letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren on the Impact of a Nationwide Abortion Ban (September 30, 2022)
- Letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren Advocating for Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care (September 8, 2022)
Federal Regulatory Comments
PRH’s submitted comments on proposed federal regulations:
- Comments on Health Data and Patient Information Sharing Rule (October 4, 2024)
- Comments on Proposed Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (October 10, 2023)
- Comments on Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Enhancements to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (June 16, 2023)
- Comments on Proposed Rescission of the Rule on Refusal of Care Due to Conscience Rights (March 6, 2023)
- Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Under Section 1557 (October 3, 2022)
- Comments on CMS Interim Final Rule Regarding COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response (December 22, 2020)
State Regulatory Comments
PRH’s submitted comments on proposed state regulations:
- Comments on Proposed Ohio Regulations Affecting Gender-Affirming Care (February 5, 2024)
- Comments on Proposed Ohio Regulations Restricting Gender-Affirming Care (January 19, 2024)
- Comments on North Carolina’s Proposed Rules Regarding Licensure of Suitable Facilities for the Performance of Surgical Abortions (December 6, 2023)
- Comments on Colorado’s Proposed Rules Regarding Medication Abortion Reversal (August 2, 2023)
- Comments on Florida’s Proposed Rules on Gender Dysphoria Treatment for Minors (December 5, 2022)
- Comments on New Jersey’s Proposed Changes to Anesthesia Regulations for Abortion Services (March 5, 2021)
Speaking Up & Speaking Out
The physician voice is essential in our work supporting policies that protect and expand access to comprehensive reproductive health care at the state and federal levels.
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Update
Watch: Dr. Jamila Perritt on How Abortion Restrictions Worsen Maternal Health
Last week, Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn in Washington DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, was invited to speak on a panel […]
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New Term, Same SCOTUS: Supreme Court Will Review Hormone Therapy for Trans Youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti
It’s October, which means SCOTUS is back. Over this term, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear numerous cases on a broad range […]
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The Hyde Amendment Turns 48
There are lots of 48-year-olds that we love. Reese Witherspoon, Rashida Jones, Cillian Murphy. But the Hyde Amendment? I don’t know her… Regrettably, after 48 […]
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Happy 24th Anniversary, Mifepristone!
We love mife and we don’t care who knows it! The 2000 FDA approval of mifepristone (or mife as we affectionately call it), one of […]
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Let’s Celebrate Misoprostol! Changing the Narrative Around Miso-Only Medication Abortion Care
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Physicians for Reproductive Health hosted a virtual webinar, in partnership with We Testify and Ibis Reproductive Health. The June Supreme […]
Our Physician Advocates in Action
PRH in the News
Since Dobbs, Idaho mothers increasingly accused of child abuse while pregnant
President & CEO Dr. Jamilia Perritt: This is about power. It’s about control. And so we have to start understanding and talking about it that […]
PRH in the News
House GOP Uses Must-Pass Defense Bill To Strip Care From Military Families’ Trans Kids
PRH Comments: This care for the treatment of gender dysphoria, often referred to as gender-affirming care, isn’t ‘special’ or ‘experimental’ health care — it is […]
PRH in the News
Anti-Medicine, Anti-Science and Antiabortion: Preparing for Trump’s Incoming Cabinet
President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt: I know firsthand that these appointees will have a direct and devastating impact on our community’s access to healthcare, […]
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