Apply to Become a Reproductive Health Care and Advocacy Fellow!

We are now accepting applications for fellows to start in the summer of 2021! This is a one-year, clinical fellowship open to board certified family physicians with the goal of developing leaders who will provide, teach and advocate for full-spectrum reproductive health care, including abortion, within primary care. We are recruiting for fellowship positions in…

December 2020 RHAP Update

February 2021 RHAP Update

Provider Story Spotlight

Over the next 20 days, check in with RHAP’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) for stories and quotes from clinicians across the U.S. about mifepristone and why it’s a critical part of medication abortion and early pregnancy loss care. Here is an account from a family physician in Colorado about why they think it’s important to provide…

The Political Determinants of Contraceptive Access

November is just around the corner. In August we celebrated the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting white women the right to vote. We must also recognize the injustices that still pervade our country—in this case, it would be another 45 years before Black women were able to exercise that same right. Now, as…

You’re the Only One I’ve Told

On September 1st, our friend and colleague, Dr. Meera Shah, released her new book.  You’re The Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion illustrates the complexities of abortion care through personal accounts, medical expertise, and an intersectional analysis of the abortion rights landscape in the United States. You’re The Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion is available…

Condemning Forced Sterilization; Upholding Human Rights

The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) stands strongly against the forced sterilization of any individual, including people who are currently incarcerated in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers across the country. We condemn the egregious human rights violations and eugenicist practices that have occurred and continue to occur at the hands of clinicians…

Honor RGB’s Legacy: Vote

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a champion for expanding gender equality and reproductive health access in the U.S. Even in her dissents, her voice was instrumental in advancing social justice in the Supreme Court on many occasions. Justice Ginsburg’s oral dissent led former President…

Going Virtual To Expand Access To Medication Abortion Care

We’ve been thinking about the virtues of going virtual long before the pandemic. In particular, how using virtual technology could help us expand our training and technical assistance programs nationally in creative and accessible ways.  While we are able to teach the clinical management of medication abortion easily to large groups of clinicians (we have…

Contraceptive Pearl: Contraception During COVID-19: Acidifying Contraceptive Gel

In May, 2020, the FDA approved a new contraceptive gel containing lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium bitartrate. The brand name is Phexxi. The gel acidifies the vagina, creating an environment that’s hostile to sperm. The gel does not contain nonoxynol 9, the active ingredient in spermicides (which can irritate the vagina and raise the…