Contraception

Aug 31

My Summer Internship with RHAP

My name is Sophia Schilling, and I am a rising senior at the University of Iowa majoring in communications with a minor in nonprofit management. This summer, I was lucky enough to have been matched with the Reproductive Health Access Project through the 2015 Reproductive Rights Activists Service Corps (RRASC) summer internship program. The RRASC…

Aug 10

New Faces at RHAP: Kristin Ploog

Kristin earned a BS in Political Science from Portland State University in 2011. She began working for the Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health and NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon supporting their community outreach, program development, and fundraising efforts. Prior to joining RHAP she was the development associate for Project Access NOW, an Oregon nonprofit that coordinates a…

Jul 28

A family doctor’s role in protecting the rights of pregnant workers

In recent months there has been much discussion in the media about employment accommodations for pregnant women, especially surrounding the Supreme Court Case Young v. UPS. Family physicians can play an important role helping pregnant women get the appropriate workplace accommodations. Recently RHAP’s Reproductive Health and Advocacy Fellow Carrie Pierce, Medical Director Linda Prine, and Research…

Jul 14

Focus on a Provider: Dr. Zahra Virani

 Zahra Virani is one of RHAP’s Reproductive Health and Advocacy Fellows for 2014-2015. We recently asked her about her experience in reproductive health, family medicine, and advocacy with Physicians for Reproductive Health’s Leadership Training Academy. “As a resident I was not able to get the exposure to advocacy that I would have liked. As a…