Feb 24
On January 12th the Supreme Court of the United States, in its first abortion ruling with Justice Barrett on the bench, reinstated the FDA’s onerous in-person requirements for dispensing mifepristone, a medication critical in providing medication abortion and managing early pregnancy loss. As a result, people seeking medication abortion will again be forced to travel to…
Feb 17
On January 22, RHAP hosted a virtual panel to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision with RHAP Network leaders. More than 50 people joined us for a discussion exploring reimagining Roe. Our panel included: Anna M. Lowell, D.O., M.P.H., AAHIVS – Cluster Leader, Florida Ashia George, RN – Cluster…
Feb 17
On January 22, RHAP hosted a virtual panel to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision with RHAP Network leaders. More than 50 people joined us for a discussion exploring reimagining Roe. Our panel included: Anna M. Lowell, D.O., M.P.H., AAHIVS – Cluster Leader, Florida Ashia George, RN – Cluster…
Feb 10
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and this year you can help expand access to reproductive health care AND wish that special someone in your life a Happy Valentine’s day too! Your gift will help train and support clinicians to provide compassionate, comprehensive reproductive health care. Make a donation of $25 or more by…
Jan 13
We cannot remain silent in the wake of January 6, 2021. We began the day full of hope and celebration, inspired by the victories of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia Senate run-off, thanks to the years of hard work by state activists. Within hours, we watched in horror and dismay as…
Dec 30
2020 has been a difficult year. Like so many others, the RHAP community was deeply impacted by COVID-19. In addition to the personal impact of this pandemic, our organization faced a number of new challenges. We moved our office to be 100% remote at the beginning of the pandemic. We had to learn new rhythms,…
Dec 23
Inequities in reproductive health care, including abortion, have long existed in the United States. State legislatures have sought to erode Roe v. Wade by enacting policies that restrict or delay access to and provision of abortion services. This has primarily impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), adolescents, and families living below the federal…
Dec 16
Dr. Linda Prine and Tiffany Smith, MPH, work at the Institute for Family Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center network with 17 sites across New York City and the Mid-Hudson Valley. Over the past few years, a team of clinicians and program staff has been working on a family planning grant that functions to expand…
Dec 09
We did it! We met our $10,000 match and raised a total of $33,000 on #GivingTuesday! Thank you! Missed out on Giving Tuesday? You can still donate to our year-end campaign. From now until December 31st, RHAP is raising funds to mobilize, train, and support clinicians to make reproductive health care accessible to everyone. Here’s…
Dec 02
Many people come to know RHAP through our resources and the “Your Birth Control Choices” fact sheet is one of our most popular resources. Each year, RHAP picks one content area – abortion, miscarriage, or contraception – and goes through all of our resources to determine what needs updating, what we’re missing, and how we…