Reproductive Health Technologies Project

Reproductive Health Technologies Project

The mission of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project is to advance the ability of every woman of any age to achieve full reproductive freedom with access to the safest, most effective, appropriate and acceptable technologies for ensuring her own health and controlling her fertility. To fulfill this mission, we seek to build consensus in support of an education, research and advocacy agenda for reproductive health and reproductive freedom. We seek consensus through a process of dialogue among diverse communities about technological developments and their global implications.

	Click on "RHTP at-a-glance" to learn more about the scope of our work and projects (PDF, 2,762 KB):

	06/26/09		Q & A Fact Sheet on Recent Approval of Generic Prescription-Only Plan B for Women 17 and Under

	06/25/09		"Reproductive Health and the Environment: Making the Work Real" Webinar See presentations and materials from three organizations working to link reproductive health and the environment.

	06/16/09		RHTP and 51 other organizations Call on FDA and Commissioner Margaret Hamberg to expedite a court ordered re-review of a 2001 Citizen's Petition regarding over-the-counter emergency contraception. -Letter to Commissioner Hamburg- -Press Release- Click HERE for more information about Emergency Contraception.

	06/10/09		RHTP is Hiring!

	05/12/09		"Preserving Ovaries, Preserving Health" Read Alison Ojanen-Goldsmith's RHReality Check blog about a recent study detailing the health benefits of preserving a woman's ovaries during a hysterectomy.

	05/8/09		"This is good news for women, and good news for science." Read Susan F. Wood and Kirsten Moore's Op-Ed on the FDA's recent announcement on Plan B Emergency Contraception

	04/22/09		RHTP Press Release: "FDA Revises Restriction on Over-the-Counter Access to Plan B Emergency Contraception to Women 17 and Over"

	04/22/09		Earth Day never used to be a day when reproductive health organizations were particularly busy. But this year, things are looking very different... Read this blog on RH Reality Check by Aparna Krishnaswamy and Elizabeth Arndorfer to see why.

	03/13/09		FDA Approves Female Condom 2 (FC2) See RHTP's Memo to Interested Parties on the FDA's approval of FC2 and what it means for women's reproductive health

	3/10/09		RHTP Press Release on Obama's Restoration of Scientific Integrity Comments from Kirsten Moore, RHTP President and CEO, who attended the signing of the Executive Order reinstating federal funding for stem cell research and restoring scientific integrity to federal policymaking. See RHTP's position on cloning here.

	01/12/09		"The Vatican's Misleading Birth Control Story" Jenn Rogers blogs on RH Reality Check about the Vatican's claim that oral contraceptives negatively impact male fertility and the environment. For more information also check out our Memo to Interested Parties on Oral Contraceptives and the Environment.

	01/7/09		"Do It Yourself Medicine" A Huffington Post blog entry by Kirsten Moore on the off-label use of misoprostol alone.

	12/1/08		HPV Vaccine Fact Sheet

	10/31/08		Testimony on Bisphenol A and Reproductive Health by Jenn Rogers to the FDA Science Board

	10/16/08		The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act Fact Sheet

	09/16/08		"Male Birth Control: Seeds of Revolution?" RHTP's Alison Ojanen-Goldsmith explores the future of male contraceptive methods and what it means for reproductive health and rights advocates.

	08/01/08		"You Say 'Regret' and I Say 'Relief': A Need to Break the Polemic About Abortion" An editorial co-authored by Kirsten Moore, RHTP President and CEO, from the journal Contraception.