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Policy

The State of Philadelphia’s Reproductive Health Care System: The Reproductive Health Safety Net

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services

By:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
March 2, 2026

News

2026 LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory Project Grants Announced

By:
  • LDI Staff
January 12, 2026
A person holding a sign that says "my body, my choice!"

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

The Unseen Fallout of Abortion Bans

How Threatened Reproductive Rights Pushed More Pennsylvanians Toward Sterilization

By:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
October 17, 2025

Policy

Exclusion of Abortion and Abortion Counseling from the VA Medical Benefits Package

Comment: Submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

By:
  • Caitlin Russell, PhD, MBE
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
September 3, 2025

News

Three Years After Dobbs – Abortion Battle Deepens Across Courts, Clinics, and State Lines

Penn LDI Panel Warns of Rising Health Inequities, Legal Confusion, and Digital Surveillance

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 30, 2025

Blog Post

We Need to Understand Dobbs’ Impacts on Abortions – But Can Existing Data Help?

Challenges and Opportunities to Using Insurance Data to Analyze Abortion Care

By:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
January 16, 2025

Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

Insurance Coverage for Over-the-Counter Preventive Services Without a Prescription

Comment: Submitted to the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services

By:
  • Abigail Wilpers, PhD, WHNP-BC
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
January 6, 2025

In The Media NBC News

Florida To Allow Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside Hospitals

Interview

Featured Fellow:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
May 26, 2024
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Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

Insurance Coverage for Over-the-Counter Preventive Services Without a Prescription

Comment: Submitted to U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services

By:
  • Abigail Wilpers, PhD, WHNP-BC
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
  • Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH
  • Heather Burris, MD, MPH
  • Holly M. Harner, PhD, RN
  • Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH
  • Sammy Dhaliwal, PhD, MSc
  • Sindhu K. Srinivas, MD, MSCE
December 1, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Will Over-the-Counter Access Increase Availability of an Overdose-Reverser and an Oral Contraceptive?

Probably Not: If the Past Is Any Guide, Cost and Access Will Likely Stand in the Way

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
November 27, 2023

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

FDA Approval of the First Over-The-Counter Contraceptive Isn’t Enough

With Barriers in Getting Other Emergency Contraceptives, Will Opill Be Any Easier to Obtain?

By:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
August 23, 2023

In The Media The Messenger

FDA Approval of the First Over-The-Counter Contraceptive Isn’t Enough

Author

Featured Fellow:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
August 19, 2023

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