Doctors Respond to Komen Foundation’s End to Planned Parenthood Funding

dana@prch.org — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:42:17 -0800

The Komen Foundation has given in to anti-abortion pressure my colleagues and I have faced for years.

New York, NY— Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health was disappointed by the decision by the Susan G. Komen Foundation to stop funding breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country. Board chair Douglas Laube, MD, MEd, explains:

Doctors Thrilled: HHS Stands Firm on Birth Control

alexandra — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:33:44 -0800

But some women are left behind.

New York, NY—Today the Department of Health and Human Services put patients first. Our doctors are thrilled that the department will not change its new, vital rules on insurance coverage for birth control by making more religious institutions exempt. Our board chair, Douglas Laube, MD, MEd, on the significance of this victory:

Physician to President’s Advisors: White House Hurt Health, Science, Medicine, with Plan B Refusal

dana@prch.org — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:46:32 -0800

"[As doctors,] we prescribe and recommend Plan B to adolescents and adults, knowing it is safer than Tylenol and many other products sold on drugstores’ open shelves."

Obama Administration Defeats Science, Medicine, Compassion by Blocking Better Access to Emergency Contraceptive

dana@prch.org — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:47:20 -0800

“I urge the Obama administration to reverse the irresponsible decision of Secretary Sebelius.”

Statement from Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health board chair Douglas Laube, MD, MEd:

PRCH’s Consulting Medical Director Wins Physician Advocacy Merit Award

alexandra — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:03:18 -0800

The Institute of Medicine as a Profession honors Anne Davis, MD, MPH, for taking on the policies and misinformation that separate women from contraception and abortion care.

New York, NY—Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health is proud to announce that the Institute of Medicine as a Profession has selected our consulting medical director, Anne Davis, MD, MPH, as a recipient of the 2011 Physician Advocacy Merit Award.

Doctors to Mississippi: Vote No on Personhood Amendment Before It Ruins Health and Lives

alexandra — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:39:06 -0800

“So many [of my patients] needed care that Amendment 26 would prohibit—I can’t imagine turning my back on any of them.”

New York, NY—Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health Board Chair Douglas Laube, MD, MEd, urges the voters in Mississippi to reject Amendment 26 at the polls tomorrow. This so-called “personhood” initiative would grant legal rights to fertilized eggs.

Pitts Bill Would Let Hospitals Turn Away Pregnant Women Facing Life-Threatening Emergencies

alexandra — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:58:25 -0700

“Margaret arrived at our hospital bleeding heavily and with an infection … We provided the abortion, and Margaret survived.”

Doctors to HHS: Every Woman Deserves Affordable Contraception, No Matter Where She Works

alexandra — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:55:08 -0700

Cases of Women Suffering Because Faith-Based Employers Refused Birth Control Coverage

Full Contraception Coverage: Huge Step for Our Patients, Doctor Says

Steph — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:57:51 -0700

“Women and their families suffered for nothing. The remedies were at their fingertips, but their insurers were in the way.”

New York, NY—Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health is thrilled that insurance companies will soon cover all FDA-approved forms of birth control in full, as announced today by the Department of Health and Human Services. PRCH Secretary of the Board of Directors Nancy Stanwood, MD, MPH, explains the importance of this long-overdue change to her patients and the women her colleagues treat across the country:

Media Center: Press Release

Steph — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:36:49 -0700

“Insurance companies treat contraception like an expensive extra. Women have paid for this mistake—financially, emotionally, and physically.”