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FOR ABORTION JUSTICE

Reproductive justice has never been assured in this country, but the threats to abortion access are more serious now than at any point in our lifetimes. Medical students offer a fresh and diverse perspective into the current realities of our system and are indispensable in the fight for reproductive health and abortion access. We offer the resources below to encourage, inspire and uplift the voices of future physicians.

Please check back often and share with your friends, colleagues, and classmates, resources will be updated regularly. for updates from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Repro Project.

Advocacy Skills Training & Issue Education Workshops

Action Opportunities for Members & Chapters


Expanded Offerings for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Members & Chapters

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Reproductive Health ProjectÌýoffer an abundance of support to you, your Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ chapter, your school, and your community with informational resources, connections to subject matter experts and activists for chapter events, and advocacy skills workshops.

Small chapter grants ($200 – $500) are available to cover food/beverage costs for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chapter events planned in coordination with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ RHP! We can even help chapters with new member recruitment by providing Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ RHP swag for tabling events and a limited number of free memberships for students who participate in RHP-sponsored chapter events!

Films offer unique ways to share information, generate conversations and move people to action, especially around difficult or challenging topics facing our communities. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ RHP shares film access and provides expert speakers for facilitated, interactive conversations with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ members and Chapters. This year we are expanding our film offerings and focusing around key topics starting with:Ìý

  • Informed Consent: Vital for Patients, Students & Providers
    At Your Cervix, a documentary film about medical education and unconsented pelvic exams on anesthetized patients – Watch the
  • Forced Sterilization: What is it & How it is Still Happening?
    Belly of the Beast, a documentary film about the forced sterilization of women incarcerated in California’s prison system – Watch the
  • In the Time Before Roe: Lessons from Our Not too Distant Past
    The Janes, a film that tells the story of underground abortion providers in Chicago who cared for over 11,000 women in the years before Roe – Watch the
  • Moral Injury, Burnout & Suicide Among Physicians & Trainees
    Do No Harm, a documentary film that shines light on the crisis of medical student and physician suicide along with the toxic issues and environments far too many are facing today – Watch the
  • How Stories Move People & Foster Change
    Ours to Tell, a short documentary film featuring several abortion stories – Watch the

To learn more & arrange a customized, no cost teach-in complete thisÌý–Ìý

 

Issue Education Teach-In Topics Include:

  • The History of Abortion: Roots of Stigma, Opportunities for Change
  • Abortion as a Moral & Social Good: The Ethical Basis for Conscientious Provision of Abortion Care
  • Religious & Spiritual Affirmation of Abortion
  • Men & Abortion – Feminist Frameworks for Male/Masc Abortion Rights Allies
  • Fetal Personhood & Criminalizing Pregnancy: Fast Tracks to Gilead
  • Physicians as Enforcers: Urine Drug Screens, Mandated Reporting & Criminalization of Pregnant People
  • Anti-abortion Laws & Maternal Mortality: Turning the Tide
  • Birth Justice – A Framework for Improving U.S. Health Outcomes by Uniting Physicians, Midwives & DoulasÌý
  • Reproductive Justice: A Movement & Framework for Equitable Health Care

To learn more & arrange a customized, no cost teach-in complete thisÌý–Ìý

  • Effective Communication about Abortion Care: What & How We Talk Matters
  • Lifting Your Voice: Writing Compelling LTEs, OpEds & Blog Posts
  • Building Relationships with Reproductive Freedom Champions in Your State
  • Understanding How Bills Become Laws & Regulations Govern Physician Practice
  • Finding & Sharing Change-maker Stories in Your Community
  • Translating Data & Research Findings into Policy Recommendations
  • Designing & Presenting Compelling Research Projects

To learn more & arrange a customized, no cost teach-in complete thisÌý–Ìý

Call YOUR U.S. House Representative & U.S Senators
(202)-224-3121 (Congressional switchboard)

Find more information on YOUR U.S. House Representative –Ìý
Find more information on YOUR U.S. Senators –Ìý