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Congressional Testimony

Our congressional testimonies offer insights and expertise to U.S. Congress committees from various voices, including healthcare professionals, advocates, and individuals affected by reproductive health policies. These testimonies aim to inform legislation and policy decisions, ensuring they support and protect access to reproductive healthcare and individual rights.

Testimony of Dr. Josephine Urbina on the Harms of Immigration Detention and Enforcement on Pregnant Immigrants

California-based ob/gyn and Physicians for Reproductive Health Fellow Dr. Josephine Urbina testified before the Democratic Women’s Caucus about the public health impacts of immigration enforcement and detention on pregnant and postpartum immigrants.

May, 2026
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Testimony of PRH Fellows Dr. Nisha Verma and Dr. Allison Linton on Abortion Bans

Drs. Verma and Linto share some of the health, financial, and social implications of threats to reproductive rights.

June, 2024
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Testimony of Dr. Kathryn Fay on The Economic and Health Impacts of Threats to Reproductive Rights

Massachusetts-based ob/gyn and Physicians for Reproductive Health Fellow, Dr. Kathryn Fay, is testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy.

May, 2024
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Testimony of Dr. Zahedi-Spung on the Economic Implications of Reproductive Health Care Access

Colorado-based PRH Fellow and Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung outlined the intricacies of reproductive health care access and its profound economic implications.

February, 2024
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Testimony of Dr. Serina Floyd on the State of Abortion Rights

During the January 17 Senate briefing on abortion access in DC. PRH Fellow, ob/gyn, and Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington DC, Dr. Serina Floyd, discussed the ever-changing sociopolitical landscape for abortion access...

January, 2024
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Testimony in Support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

In this testimony we endorsed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065), urging Congress to require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related needs.

March, 2021
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Testimony of Dr. Jamila Perritt on the Harms of the Hyde Amendment

In this testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Dr. Jamila Perritt urges Congress to end the Hyde Amendment and related abortion coverage restrictions.

December, 2020
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Testimony of Physicians’ Jodi Magee Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, March 15, 2016

Jodi Magee, President and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about proposed legislation restricting abortion access.

March, 2016
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