Notes from the Field: Dr. Diana Wohler and Dr. Chelsea Graham

Drs. Wohler and Graham are family medicine residents in Rhode Island and members of the Rhode Island Cluster. They generously agreed to share their experience testifying for the Rhode Island Reproductive Health Care Act at the Rhode Island Capital this spring. Diana: As a family medicine resident with an interest in women’s health and reproductive…

Pride Month: Carmen Vazquez

I imagine a world where all children will have the knowledge and access to technology and sexual health that our scientific community is capable of providing right now. I imagine a world without AIDS. I imagine a world where health care, social security and other benefits are not tied to marriage. I imagine a world…

Happy Pride Month!

The early hours of June 28, 1969, became a turning point for the LGBT community in the streets of New York City’s West Village. What initially began as a raid by the NYPD of the infamous mafia-run bar, Stonewall Inn, became a series of violent protests that lasted for six days. It quickly turned into…

Network Meeting: New York

Contraceptive Pearl: Birth Control Across the Gender Spectrum

This issue reviews which birth control options are best for folks of varied gender experiences, particularly for people taking gender-affirming hormones like testosterone or estrogen.

Pride Month: Nadine Smith

“The attacks on access to abortion and birth control are driven overwhelmingly by the same  people who deny the rights of the LGBT community. They believe their doctrine and ideology, not our own, should control our bodies and our sexuality at all times. There can be no freedom without sovereignty over our own person.” The…

State Advocacy

State Advocacy Through our Reproductive Health Access Network, we are working intensely in states where we have a critical mass of motivated clinicians. Below are actions and campaigns we know of that are active in our Network states. If you know of any additional campaigns in these states, please let us know! Click on your…

We’re Now Accepting Applicants for the 2018-2019 Miscarriage Care Initiative!

It’s that time of year again! RHAP is actively reaching out to identify our next Miscarriage Care Initiative (MCI) participant. The MCI is an effort by RHAP to expand access to evidence-based, patient-centered care for early pregnancy loss in primary care settings. Our vision is to support primary care clinicians and clinic administrators to integrate…

Stop the Gag Rule

Pride Month: Marsha P. Johnson

 The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in New York City, is the first LGBT National Historic Landmark in American history, however the battle for LGBT rights in that part of town has gone on for much longer. In 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, arrested patrons who were known to be LGBT on questionable charges…