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PRCH in the Press
April 1, 2009
A U.S. News and World Report blog post titled, "In a Recession, Abortions Are Not a Bad Choice," references PRCH board member Pratima Gupta's, MD, MPH, AP quote.
Back Up Your Birth Control Day
March 25, 2009
Join PRCH as we raise awareness about emergency contraception and increase access to EC on Back Up Your Birth Control Day. The Adolescent Reproductive Health Education Project module on EC discusses the safety, efficacy, and mechanism of action of emergency contraception, as well as the barriers that young people face when trying to access it. Healthcare providers can find clinical information about EC in PRCH's publication Emergency Contraception: A Practitioner's Guide.
PRCH in the Associated Press
March 25, 2009 An AP article examining the recession's effects on women's decisions about whether and when to have children quotes PRCH consulting medical director Anne Davis, MD, MPH, and PRCH board member Pratima Gupta, MD, MPH. The Daily Women's Health Policy Report summarizes the article.
Court Requires FDA to Expand Access to EC
March 23, 2009
PRCH board chair Suzanne T. Poppema, MD, praised today’s federal ruling that lowers the age at which young women and their partners can buy non-prescription emergency contraception; it is now 17. Our 2009 Policy Agenda urges the FDA to make EC available to all ages without a prescription.
UPDATE: RH Reality Check quotes Dr. Poppema's statement in a post republished by AlterNet.
Honor Physicians
Help us recognize Eve Espey, MD, MPH, and Willie Parker, MD, MPH, MSc, at the 2013 Rashbaum-Tiller Abortion Provider Awards.
Video: Pre-Roe Doctors
The documentary Voices of Choice features physicians and advocates who witnessed women's suffering before Roe v. Wade. They helped as many women as they could obtain safe abortions.
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