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Press Releases

Physicians Remember Lost Colleagues on National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
03/09/2010
Statement on Final Push for Health Care Reform
03/03/2010
Doctors React to Guilty Verdict in Murder of George Tiller, MD
01/29/2010
Physicians Urge CBS to Blow the Whistle on Anti-Abortion Super Bowl Ad
01/28/2010
George Tiller, MD, Discusses His Decision to Provide Abortions in Newly Released Video Clips
01/20/2010
Manager’s Amendment a Bitter Pill for Women, Doctors Say
12/21/2009
Senate Protects Women’s Access to Medical Care, Doctors Say
12/08/2009
Doctors Gratified by Senate Vote to Guarantee Coverage of Women’s Preventive Care
12/03/2009
Physicians Speak Against Stupak/Pitts Amendment During National Week of Action
12/02/2009
House Decimates Women's Health Coverage with Abortion Vote, Doctors Say
11/07/2009
Physicians Share Stories of Patients in Need of Health Care Reform
11/03/2009
Physicians Praise Dr. Carhart, Denounce Anti-Abortion Protests
08/27/2009
Physicians Outraged by Murder of Abortion Provider George Tiller, MD
05/31/2009
Physicians Offer Mixed Prognosis for Obama Budget
05/07/2009
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health Honors Philip Darney, MD, MSc, for His Commitment to Women’s Health
05/06/2009
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health Honors LeRoy Carhart, MD, for His Commitment to Reproductive Rights
04/20/2009
Seven Medical Associations Call on President Obama to Rescind HHS Refusal Rule
04/13/2009
Physicians Applaud Ruling Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception
03/23/2009
Physicians Applaud Passage of Birth Control Fix
03/11/2009
Physicians Applaud Move to Revoke HHS ‘Conscience’ Rule
02/27/2009
Physicians Praise Repeal of Global Gag Rule
01/23/2009
Bush Administration’s Midnight Regulations Threaten Women’s Health
12/18/2008
Pro-Choice Physicians Celebrate Presidential Election, Results of Three State Ballot Initiatives
11/05/2008
Six Medical Associations Issue Joint Statement of Protest to HHS
09/23/2008
PRCH Hires First Medical Director
09/11/2008
Physicians Denounce Proposed HHS Regulations That Would Harm Women’s Health
08/22/2008
Statement of Suzanne T. Poppema, MD, Board Chair of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, on South Dakota Abortion Ban Initiative
08/12/2008
PRCH, Medical Associations Take On HHS’s Draft Regulations
07/30/2008
PRCH Medical Director Anne Davis, MD, MPH, on Proposed HHS Regulations That Would Endanger Women’s Health
07/18/2008
Physicians Oppose Proposed HHS Regulations That Would Endanger Women’s Health
07/17/2008
Paul Blumenthal, MD, MPH, Honored for His Commitment to Women’s Health
05/06/2008
Physicians Call on Congress to Fund Education Programs on Emergency Contraception
03/25/2008
Physicians Denounce HHS Secretary Leavitt’s Position on Conscientious Refusal
03/19/2008
Study of Teens and Sexual Infection Highlights Need for Training in Adolescent Health
03/12/2008
New York State Abortion Providers Honored
03/10/2008
Hundreds Thank Pre-Roe Abortion Providers
03/10/2008
Helping Doctors Care for Missouri Teens
02/04/2008
Pre-Roe v. Wade Physicians and Activists Express Outrage at Recent Clinic Violence
01/22/2008
Physicians Encouraged by New Data on Abortion
01/17/2008
Physicians Denounce Violence Against Abortion Clinics in Albuquerque, New Mexico
01/03/2008
Doctors Call for Accurate, Comprehensive Sex Education as Teen Birth Rates Rise
12/06/2007
Suzanne T. Poppema, MD, Elected Chair of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
07/18/2007
Physicians Applaud Governor Spitzer's Efforts to Update New York State Abortion Law
05/08/2007
Robert A. Hatcher, MD, MPH, Honored for His Commitment to Protecting Women's Reproductive Health
05/03/2007
Physicians Denounce Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion
04/18/2007
Physicians Condemn Court Ruling That Excludes Birth Control from Employer Healthcare Plan
03/22/2007
Physicians Call for Better Integration of Abortion into Mainstream Healthcare
03/07/2007
New Guide Helps Doctors Provide Confidential Healthcare to New Mexico Teens
02/12/2007
Physicians Recall Suffering Before Roe v. Wade; Call on Congress to Make Abortion Accessible to All Women
01/22/2007
Physicians Denounce Unscientific Claims in the "Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act"
12/06/2006
Defeat of South Dakota Abortion Ban is a Victory for Women’s Health, Say Physicians
11/08/2006
Defeat of Proposition 85 Is a Victory for Young Women’s Health and Safety, Doctors Say
11/08/2006
Physicians Call on Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Health
11/07/2006
Physicians Urge "No" Vote on Proposition 85
10/31/2006
Physicians Denounce South Dakota Ban on Abortion
10/16/2006
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers Honors Doctors Who Perform Abortions
10/06/2006
Physicians Applaud Over-the-Counter Access to Emergency Contraception, Call for Expanded FDA Approval to Protect Young Women
08/25/2006
Senate Passes Callous Legislation Endangering Young Women's Health
07/26/2006
Physicians Denounce New State Bans on Abortion, Recalling Dangers of Era Before Roe v. Wade
06/19/2006
Victory for Women’s Health: New York Senate Votes to Expand Access to Emergency Contraception
06/15/2006
Allan Rosenfield, MD, Receives Prestigious Ryan Physician Leadership Award
05/11/2006
Emergency Contraception Card Helps Doctors Provide Safe, Effective Medication
03/21/2006
Bush's Pick to Head FDA Will Stall Women's Access to Plan B, Doctors Say
03/17/2006
Women's Lives Imperiled by South Dakota Ban on Abortion, Doctors Say
03/07/2006
Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Women's Health, Doctors Say
01/18/2006
PRCH Announces Opposition to Nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court
01/04/2006
PRCH Releases Updated Resource on Minors' Access to Confidential Healthcare in Ohio
01/03/2006
First Comprehensive National Curriculum on Adolescent Reproductive Health Released
11/28/2005
PRCH Releases New Guide to Confidential Healthcare for Minors in Florida
11/18/2005
Defeat of Proposition 73 Has “Huge National Significance,” Says Vice Chair of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
11/09/2005
PRCH Releases Updated Guide on Confidential Healthcare for Minors in Pennsylvania
10/31/2005
Hearings Must Explore Roberts' Views on Abortion, Say Pre-Roe Doctors Who Saw Devastating Effects of Illegal Abortion
09/08/2005
FDA Ignores Science and Puts Women’s Health in Jeopardy by Delaying Decision on Emergency Contraception, Physicians Say
08/26/2005
Physicians Call on Governor Pataki to Sign Emergency Contraception Legislation
08/04/2005
Pre-Roe Abortion Providers Deeply Concerned About Implications of Supreme Court Vacancy
07/01/2005
Victory for Women’s Health: New York Senate Votes to Expand Access to Emergency Contraception
06/23/2005
Physicians Call on NY Senate to Protect Women’s Health by Allowing Access to Emergency Contraception
06/15/2005
Physicians Take Action as California Special Election Threatens Young Women’s Health and Rights
06/14/2005
PRCH Founder, Devoted Reproductive Health Advocate Dies at 78
05/05/2005
House Vote Expected Tomorrow on Convoluted Legislation Blocking Young Women's Access to Healthcare
04/26/2005
Physicians Turned Advocates Take Their Expertise to the State Capitol; Urge Senators to Promote Women’s Health
04/05/2005
Convoluted Legislation Threatens the Health of Young Women
03/03/2005
Women's Privacy Under Attack in Kansas
02/25/2005
Personal Ideology Must Not Trump Professional Responsibility
02/02/2005
Statement of Portia Jones, MD, MPH
01/31/2005
FDA Stalls Again; Delays Access to Valuable Women's Health Option
01/22/2005
Medical Community to President Bush: Don't Let Politics Trump Science
01/20/2005

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