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Perhaps one of the most politicized topics of our time, abortion—and the right for a woman to choose if and when she has a child—is an essential component of health care.

06.16.2023 Paula Lantz

Paula Lantz

Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak professor of health policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, discusses the effects of restrictive abortion policy in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

01.26.2023 a map of the united states

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Abortion

Dobbs and Doctors

Of the more than 6,000 residents training to be OB-GYNs in the U.S., 43.9% are at programs in abortion-restrictive states and therefore will not have access to abortion training.

Fellow Connor McCombs

07.21.2022 a drawing of uterus and a stethoscope

Something Lost, Nothing Gained

PHP fellows and editors analyze how the decision to overturn federal abortion protection rolls back reproductive rights and affects health.

Fellows Barbara Espinosa, Connor McCombs, Abby Outterson, Bethany Hallenborg, Hannah Tremont

Editors Teresa Wood Kett, Michael Stein, Jennifer Beard

06.29.2022 a woman smiling at the camera

Jacqueline Ayers

Jacqueline Ayers, Senior Vice President for Policy, Campaigns, and Advocacy for Planned Parenthood, has worked as a lobbyist and advocate to improve health care for over sixteen years.

Fellow Connor McCombs