Advocacy

PRCH Helps Physicians Change Policy

PRCH provides opportunities for physicians to get involved in local, state, and federal public policy issues. PRCH physicians are the best messengers to provide medically accurate information on reproductive health issues to lawmakers and the public. With PRCH, your voice can be heard!

PRCH supports policies that promote reproductive healthcare for all, including increased access to birth control, emergency contraception, and abortion services, as well as comprehensive sex education. PRCH opposes policies that place politics over science at the expense of the reproductive healthcare of women, men, and teens. Read more about PRCH's 2009 Policy Agenda, PRCH's outlook on 2009, and a report on Women's Health and Health Care Reform co-authored by PRCH member Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH.

Last Chance: Fight the Abortion Restrictions in Health Reform

January 5, 2010

The House and Senate are now merging their two health reform bills—make sure the final legislation doesn’t hurt women! Both bills contain unacceptable and dangerous limits on insurance coverage for abortion. Tell your lawmakers to stop this punishment for women before it starts.

PRCH Physician Speaks at the Stop Stupak Rally

December 9, 2009

PRCH board member Willie Parker, MD, MPH, denounced the Stupak Ban before a crowd of more than 1,200 supporters at the Stop Stupak rally and lobby day in Washington, DC, on December 2. Watch Dr. Parker's speech here.

Senators Relied on Stories from PRCH Physicians

December 3, 2009

When they spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Mikulski amendment, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) each read a story from a physician constituent about a patient who died from cervical cancer. PRCH provided these stories to the senators. Read Senator Feinstein’s speech, Senator Merkley’s speech, and our complete collection of physician stories about the need for insurance coverage of reproductive health care.

Stop Stupak: Join Us in Washington, DC, on Dec. 2

December 1, 2009

We need you in Washington, DC, on Friday, December 2, to show Congress that health reform must be Stupak-free!

PRCH will arrange meetings for you with your senators and representatives as we join forces with NARAL, Planned Parenthood, the YWCA, and more than twenty other groups. Together we will fight the Stupak Ban, which would prevent millions of women from buying insurance coverage for abortion.

Don’t let health reform punish women. Come to Capitol Hill on December 2. And please take action online.

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