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PRCH in the Press
February 5, 2010
On RH Reality Check, PRCH medical director Anne Davis, MD, MPH, explains the medical realities missing from the anti-abortion commercial to air during the Super Bowl. And the Daily Beast quotes Dr. Davis in an article about the ad.
Rachel Maddow read Dr. Davis's comments from the Daily Beast on her February 4 show. Watch the video.
Dr. Tiller’s Murderer Found Guilty
January 29, 2010
Today a Wichita jury found Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in the death of George Tiller, MD. We are relieved that justice has been served in this instance, and we continue to fight for the safety of abortion providers who face continual harassment, threats, and intimidation. Read more in our press statement from Board Chair Suzanne Poppema, MD. To remember Dr. Tiller and his dedication to women’s health, watch our videos of him talking about his work.
CBS: Drop the Anti-Choice Super Bowl Ad!
January 29, 2010
The anti-abortion group Focus on the Family has bought Super Bowl air time for a commercial. Our board chair, Suzanne Poppema, MD, has let CBS know that politics, medicine, and football don’t mix. Read her letter and press statement explaining why the ad is medically irresponsible and should be dropped.
You can help physicians protect their patients from misinformation spread by groups like Focus on the Family. Contribute to PRCH to help us lobby Congress to make abortion and contraception accessible to all who need these services.
And start a conversation with your friends and family about the importance of quality reproductive health care. If you’re going to a Super Bowl party on February 7, bring our pro-choice score card!
Teen Pregnancy Rate Up: First Rise Since 1990
January 26, 2010
Our Adolescent Reproductive Health and Education Project (ARHEP) addresses the problems highlighted by the latest teen pregnancy data from the Guttmacher Institute. Between 2005 and 2006, the teen rate of pregnancy rose 3%, with the teen birth rate increasing by 4% and the abortion rate by 1%.
To lower the teen pregnancy rate and improve adolescents’ overall sexual health, ARHEP teaches physicians and other medical professionals the facts about treating teens. We offer free PowerPoint presentations about best practices for contraception, sexuality education, options counseling, and other subjects, all created by adolescent medicine specialists.
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“Women do not enter into the decision to terminate a pregnancy lightly. Yes, there are women who use abortion as a method of birth control, and yes, they are rarer than hen’s teeth.”