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Legal & Judicial Issues
The Hyde Amendment’s 50th Anniversary: Enough is Enough
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, a budget rider that bars federal insurance programs from covering abortion care. Physicians for Reproductive Health President and CEO, Dr. Jamila Perritt, shares reflections.
September, 2026
Dr. Heidi Overton’s nomination for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
As the Board Chair of a physician organization and a public health professional, I view the nomination of Dr. Heidi Overton as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be nothing short of insulting to a public institution entrusted w...
September, 2026
Amicus Brief Urging Fifth Circuit to Protect Access to Mifepristone
Physicians for Reproductive Health filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit explaining that in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone are medically unnecessary and dangerously burden patients nationwide.
July, 2026
SCOTUS Harms Trans Students
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, deeming it constitutional to ban transgender students from playing on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
June, 2026
SCOTUS Protects Birthright Citizenship
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Trump v. Barbara, affirming existing constitutional protections to birthright citizenship.
June, 2026
Abortion Providers Call for Change on Anniversary of Dobbs
Today is the fourth anniversary of the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that upended the legal framework for abortion access in the United States. The following is a joint statement from the National Abortion Federatio...
June, 2026
PRH Statement to Senate HELP Committee on Gender-Affirming Care
PRH urges Congress to protect evidence-based gender-affirming care for trans youth, families, and providers.
June, 2026
Dr. Urbina Testifies on Harms of ICE
Today, Dr. Josephine Urbina, an ob/gyn in California and Fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, is testifying before the Democratic Women’s Caucus in a hearing titled “The Assault of Women By Trump’s ICE & CBP.”
May, 2026
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