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State & Local Issues

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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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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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.

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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Sign-On Letter: Supports Not Separation 

Healthcare providers dedicate our lives to the wellbeing of families and communities. We have deep concerns about policies that mandate separating newborns from their parents at birth.

December, 2025
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HHS Releases Anti-Trans “Report”

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services released a new “report” reviewed by known anti-trans individuals. Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health and ob/gyn in Washington DC responds.

November, 2025
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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...

November, 2025
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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.

November, 2025
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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...

October, 2025
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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.

October, 2025
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