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Physicians for Reproductive Health (PRH) is an American national advocacy organization that organizes, mobilizes, and amplifies the voices of medical providers to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. PRH’s programs combine education, advocacy, and strategic communications to ensure access to abortion care and equitable, comprehensive health care.

The organization’s stated vision is “We believe that this work is necessary for all people to live freely, with dignity, safety, and security. We envision a just and equitable world where all people are free to make their own decisions about their bodies, families, and futures.”

Founded by a small committee of physicians in New York City in 1992 as “Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health,” PRH's 500 physician Fellows representing a diverse range of medical specialties and its 16 person staff serve all people in need of reproductive health care over the course of their lifetime. Its member base is large with diverse backgrounds, many of which are physicians. PRH is funded by individual donors and grants from a number of non-profit funders in the sexual and reproductive health space.

History
Physicians for Reproductive Health was founded in 1992 by a small committee of concerned physicians led by the late Dr. Seymour Romney. They gathered in New York City to discuss the continuing conflict over reproductive health issues. This initial group of physicians became the organization's first 15-member steering committee for what was then known as "The Society of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health." In 1993, the group elects a 17-member Board of Directors with Dr. Romney serving as the founding Chair.

PRH opened their first national office in New York City in 1995 and Jodi Magee began her position as the President & CEO. In 1998 PRH held its first media training workshop for physicians from around the country in Washington, DC and conducted its first advocacy day on Title X. In 2003, this training, with other advocacy curriculum, was formalized into the Leadership Training Initiative, now known as the Leadership Training Academy whose inaugural class was in 2009 with 21 participating physicians, culminating in an advocacy day on Capitol Hill. In 2013, Physicians for Reproductive Health became its official name after Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health. In 2015, PRH filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court of the United States in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt which was decided in 2016. That same year, the organization transitioned to a remote work environment, no longer working primarily out of New York City.

In 2020, Jodi Magee retired as President & CEO and PRH welcomed its second President & CEO, Dr. Jamila Perritt in September 2020. Dr. Perritt is an ob/gyn, abortion provider practicing in Washington, D.C., and a Fellow from the Leadership Training Academy Class of 2011.

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Amicus brief; use this for founding date, make sure there's no conflict with

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TODO: - PRH logo for the infobox; I need to make 10 edits on this account before that happens.

- Citations for revenue and expenses, staff# -- this is optional. We could just not mention it, or leave it uncited and see if it's an issue. Is there some 501c3 lookup?... i couldn't figure out how to link in the box but feel free to link here

- Funding is all donations-based?

- "serving a community of almost 500 physicians" should be replaced -- PRH serves 300 million Americans. This sentence should be about who are members vs who are fellows, perhaps.

- Once published, make these pages link here: Willie Parker, Paul D. Blumenthal, Harry Styles, Family Planning, Heartbeat Bill