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

	8/17/10		FDA Approved Emergency Contraceptive Products Currently on U.S. Market Click HERE to see a chart comparing Plan B One-Step, Next Choice and ella

	8/13/10		Women’s Reproductive Health Advocates Applaud FDA Approval of New Emergency Contraceptive Product, ella Click HERE to read statement by President & CEO, Kirsten Moore

	8/4/10		Pushing the Boundaries for Women’s Health: Why Over-the-Counter Access for the Pill Makes Sense... Now Click HERE to read more about why oral contraceptives should and need to be avaliable over-the-counter to women

	7/30/10		Letter to the FDA on behalf of Thirty-Four Women's Reproductive Health Advocates, Providers and Organizations Recognizing the FDA’s Appropriate and Impartial Review of ella to date. Click here to read the full sign on letter

	7/23/10		Is Today's Makeover Leading to Tomorrow's Health Problems? Click HERE to find out!

	7/21/10		Story of Cosmetics Click HERE to watch the video and find out what's actually in the personal care products you use everyday...

	7/07/10		The Unseen Spill: The Human and Reproductive Health Catastrophe of Toxic “Hot Spots” in the Gulf Region Click HERE to read Kimberly Inez McGuire's blog on the oil spill, environmental injustice, toxic chemicals in the Gulf

	6/17/10		"We would like to thank the Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs for their thoughtful review of the data on ella" Click HERE to read Kirsten Moore's full statement on the FDA Advisory Committee Meeting

	6/17/10		FDA Should Act Quickly to Approve New Emergency Contraceptive Click HERE to read Alicia Johnson's blog!

	6/17/10		Comments from Kirsten Moore from FDA Reproducitve Health Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting on New Emergency Contraceptive Product, ella Click HERE to read

	6/16/10		Press Release: Women’s Reproductive Health Advocates Call on FDA to Approve New Emergency Contraceptive Product, ella Click HERE to read the full press release

	6/16/10		Twenty Women's Health Organizations Support FDA Approval of ella (ulipristal acetate 30mg) Click HERE to read the sign on letter

			Check out our factsheet on ella (ulipristal acetate 30 mg) - a new emergency contraception option in the pipeline

	6/02/10		Statement of Kirsten Moore, President and CEO of RHTP, on Release of CDC Guidelines Expanding Contraceptive Options for Women with Medical Conditions Click here to read the statement

	5/20/10		RHTP President & CEO, Kirsten Moore talks about the importance of birth control and emergency contraception in Pharmaceutical Commerce Click here to read the article

	5/10/10		The Pill at 50: Don't Stop Believin' Check out this blog about the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill

	5/07/10		A Mother's Day Wish for a Non-Toxic World

	5/06/10		Press Release: Reproductive Health Advocates Commend the President's Cancer Panel Click here to find out why this new report is important to women's reproductive health advocates

	4/21/10		Happy Earth Day! Activate your members with our action alert to pass chemical policy reform

	4/15/10		Press Release: Reproductive Health Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Chemical Policy Reform Click here for more information on chemical policy reform and the Safe Chemicals Act

	4/13/10		Toxic Chemicals: Neglected Threats to Our Health and Reproduction Read this blog to find out why chemical policy reform is important to our reproductive health

	4/07/10		RHTP Supports the Campaign for Safer Cosmetics!

	4/06/10		What Price the Human Egg? Check out this blog post on RH Reality Check about how the egg donation process has evolved and some key moral issues that are emerging because of weak guidelines

	3/24/10		America’s Women: Still Waiting for the President to Restore Science to Its "Rightful Place" Blog Post on RH RealityCheck by RHTP President & CEO Kirsten Moore and RHTP Board Member Susan Wood, Ph.D. sending FDA the message that it's time to remove the unscientific age restrictions on emergency contraception.

Pushing the Boundaries for Women’s Health: Why Over-the-Counter Access for the Pill Makes Sense... Now

The Unseen Spill: The Human and Reproductive Health Catastrophe of Toxic “Hot Spots” in the Gulf Region