Contraceptive Pearl: Difficult IUD Insertion and Removal

By Lori Atkinson, MD and Maya Bass, MD MA FAAFP With the increased use of long-acting reversible contraception, clinicians are more likely to encounter difficult intrauterine device (IUD) insertions and removals in their practice. Below are a few strategies and techniques to help troubleshoot these procedures.   Difficult IUD Insertions  IUD insertions are most commonly…

April 2023 Newsletter

Connecting Clinicians and Expanding Access for Over 15 Years!  Join us in celebrating the Network’s 15th anniversary and reflecting on how far we have come and what is ahead. This spring, we want to highlight the great strides the Reproductive Health Access Network has achieved. Today, the Network has over 7,000 clinician members across all…

Advocacy Round Up!

Advocacy Round-Up: Take action in 5 minutes or less! We know that with everything going on these days in the government, the media, the workplace, our personal lives, and more, keeping up on what’s happening in reproductive health, rights, and justice can be difficult. Check out a few major updates – and some easy, quick…

March 2022

Celebrate Abortion Providers All Month Long! March 10th is National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, but RHAP is celebrating all month long! Join us in celebrating the resilience, compassion, and dedication to patient-centered care of abortion care clinicians. To our clinician community: We thank you, we value you, and we want to show our gratitude this…

Join us in celebrating Pride!

This month we come together in celebration of Pride! Pride month, hosted each year in June, honors the dynamic and resilient LGBTQIA+ community and commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots – a night of resistance foundational to the modern-day gay liberation movement. While June is a period for celebration, community, and love, we also recognize the barriers that…

June 2021

Join Us in Celebrating Pride!  This month we come together in celebration of Pride! Pride month, hosted each year in June, honors the dynamic and resilient LGBTQIA+ community and commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots – a night of resistance foundational to the modern-day gay liberation movement. While June is a period for celebration, community, and…

March 2021

  Abortion Provider Appreciation Day  On March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn was murdered by an anti-abortion extremist. Three years later, to honor his life and his work, the 10th of March became National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. It is not only a day to recognize the importance of allowing people to control their own…

December 2020

December 2020    Give the Gift of Access 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…

September 2020

September 2020 September 28th is the 20th birthday of mifepristone, the pill commonly used for medication abortion and early pregnancy loss care! For 20 years, mifepristone has helped people in the United States achieve their rights to bodily autonomy and to decide if and when to have children. And, more recently, it has supported pregnant…

Exploring Reproductive Justice

As part of RHAP’s ongoing commitment to anti-racism, we wanted to share with you ways to learn with us about the history of injustice in reproductive health and how reproductive justice has become a vital part of reproductive equity. The term reproductive justice was developed by Black women in 1994, addressing the need for a movement that…