On Friday, November 22, NYHealth hosted a webinar with Silpa Srinivasulu, Director of Programs and Evaluation at the Reproductive Health Access Project, on expanding access to comprehensive reproductive health care services in primary care settings.
Primary care settings can play a vital role in providing access to reproductive health care, especially in underserved communities. This is especially true when it comes to accessing medication abortion (MA).
Abortion care remains legal and protected in New York State, but access to reproductive health care—including MA—is a challenge for a significant portion of the State. A variety of educational, structural, and organizational barriers deter the widespread provision of MA in primary care, and the number of primary care settings offering it in New York is unknown.
The conversation covered the Reproductive Health Access Project’s work, barriers to access in New York State, and opportunities to make improvements.