Decriminalization

Amicus Brief Urging Non-Punitive Interpretation of Maryland’s Safe Haven Law

PRH filed an amicus brief opposing civil neglect penalties for parents who lawfully use Maryland’s Safe Haven Law.

President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt Honored with the Society of Family Planning’s Beacon of Science Award

PRH President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt is honored with the Society of Family Planning’s Beacon of Science Award for her visionary leadership. In her remarks, Dr. Perritt emphasizes the impact of fighting for equity in science and reflects on the powe...

Decriminalizing Medicine: Ending Punitive Practices in Health Care

In this article, PRH fellow Dr. Meera and PRH community members Megan and MaryBeth examine how punitive health care practices deepen harm and argue that abolitionist, harm-reduction care creates a future grounded in dignity and liberation.

Restoring the Promise of Maryland’s Safe Haven Law

This amicus brief filed by PRH and Doing Right By Birth (DRBB) urges the Maryland Supreme Court to review lower court decisions that punish postpartum parents who safely surrender their newborns under the state’s Safe Haven Law. We argue these ruling...

Courts Won’t Save Us: Catch Up on SCOTUS Before the New Term

It’s been a hot, hostile summer, and the Supreme Court only turned up the heat by attacking our rights and freedoms. As a new term begins, we know one thing for sure: the courts won’t save us, but our communities will.

There’s something in the water… But it’s not Mife

Anti-abortion extremists are spreading misinformation that mifepristone contaminates drinking water, despite decades of research proving its safety. These false claims are being weaponized in state and federal policy to restrict access, criminalize p...

Midwife and Colleague Targeted in Texas

Yesterday, a midwife in Texas and her team member were arrested for allegedly providing abortion care in their communities.

New Report: Abortion Decriminalization Is Part Of The Larger Struggle Against Policing And Criminalization