RHAP Goes to (Feminist) Boot Camp
Linda Prine shows a Soapbox participant how to do an MVA We had a truly inspirational day at the RHAP office this Friday. Soapbox. Inc sent over several members of its Winter 2012 Feminist Bootcamp to...
View ArticleBuilding the Movement for Reproductive Freedom : CLPP 2012
This past weekend, the Reproductive Health Access Project hit the road and journeyed to beautiful Amherst, Massachusetts for the 2012 Civil Liberties and Pubic Policy (CLPP) conference. Hosted by...
View ArticleMeet our summer interns!
We are thrilled to introduce you to our two summer interns – Lianne and Mia! These wonderful new members of the Reproductive Health Access Project team will be with us all summer long, putting together...
View ArticleMeet our new interns
GG and Megan at a RHAP event this fall Name: Gabrielle deFiebre, but I go by GG. Hails from: New York, NY Why are you passionate about reproductive health? When I first started classes for my master’s...
View ArticleIncreasing Access, Increasing Equality
Emily and Lisa presenting a poster at the 2011 APHA national conference Since I came out—over a decade ago, which was about the same time I started doing reproductive justice work—my straight friends...
View ArticleDeep in the heart of Texas
This post was written by RHAP’s field organizer in Texas, Jenny Horton. She was at the state capital during the July special legislative sessions to vote on a bill that contained sweeping restrictions...
View ArticleTwo new members of the RHAP team!
Nora Langknecht Every year the Reproductive Health Access Project has the sincere pleasure of hosting young advocates of reproductive health and justice at our New York City offices. These students are...
View ArticleThe 2014 Civil Liberities and Public Policy Conference
This post was written by Ayesha Rehman, a junior at Macaulay Honors College at CUNY and the Reproductive Health Access Project’s research intern. Every year RHAP sponsors our interns to attend the...
View ArticleAfter Hobby Lobby: taking action to ensure contraception is basic health care...
The development of safe, effective contraception is widely considered to be one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century. Contraception reduces unintended pregnancy, improves...
View ArticleWhy I provide abortions
Dr. M. is an abortion provider in Buffalo, NY and a member of our Family Medicine Reproductive Health Network. He has chosen to speak anonymously to protect himself and his family. We recently asked...
View ArticleReproductive health in the voting booth
This year it has become clearer to me than ever that our elected officials – at every level – are controlling reproductive health care access. Our political representatives have the power to write,...
View ArticleUpcoming Get Out the Vote Events with RHAP
Eunice the Uterus, the V to Shining V mascot National Voter Registration Day: Get out the vote with RHAP in Union Square! National Voter Registration Day is a national effort to get as many people to...
View ArticleReproductive justice ballot initiatives 2014
The primaries are over and the candidates confirmed—now it’s time to really focus on the issues! As we’ve mentioned before, there’s a great deal at stake in the 2014 midterm elections, not least around...
View ArticleMidterm Elections 2014: GOTV Round-Up
Answering questions & registering voters in Union Square, NYC The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) launched its first-ever Get Out the Vote Campaign (GOTV) leading up to the 2014 midterms,...
View ArticleFocus on a Provider: Dr. Anita Ravi
Anita Ravi, MD, MPH is a family physician engaged in clinical, research, and policy work focused on addressing the health care needs of marginalized populations, especially trauma-informed primary...
View ArticleRHAP Goes to Washington
The Reproductive Health Access Project staff joined 200 delegates from 25 states and Washington, DC at the third annual All* Above All Capitol Hill day on October 22. RHAP is proud to be part of the...
View ArticleWho will be your valentine? Send a card today!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and this year you can help expand access to reproductive health care AND wish that special someone in your life a Happy Valentine’s day too! Your gift will...
View ArticleSave the date for the Rally to Protect Abortion Access
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, the Supreme Court will be hearing the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and the Reproductive Health Access Project plans to be there to show our support! We hope...
View ArticleWhole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: The consequences of TRAP laws!
March 2nd is a critical day for abortion access. At 10am, the Supreme Court will hear Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (formerly Cole), which challenges Texas House Bill 2 (HB2), a critical case...
View ArticleAccess in Texas: HB2 at the Supreme Court
Guest blog post from Rosann Mariappuram, former RHAP staff and current Texas law student Rosann Mariappuram, Photo taken by Joshua Yospyn I arrived in Washington on Tuesday, March 2, the day before the...
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