AMSA HONORS
In these tumultuous times, our Art & Appreciation for Abortion Providers Project lifts up the importance of access to abortion care, and celebrates and gives thanks to abortion providers.
Here, we name, honor, and recognize the impact of legal abortion care in the U.S.
Every day, the AMSA Reproductive Health Project, in partnership with The Abortion Library, we shared art, poetry, music, and expressions of appreciation for abortion care providers along with abortion care facts and action opportunities. We invite you to scroll down to explore and to share the link to this page with your classmates and colleagues.
Why this project?
This year, on Jan 22, 2023, we should have been celebrating 50 years of protection for basic reproductive rights under Roe v. Wade. Instead, the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June. We launched the first AMSA Art & Appreciation Project in 2022, in celebration of rights that are no longer guaranteed. Now, more than ever, we must acknowledge how we got to this place in American history, and how we can move forward. We must recognize the inequities in abortion care that existed even before Roe was overturned, and find novel ways to work for abortion access for all.
National Youth Poet Laureate
Amanda Gorman
“Eight Reasons to Stand Up Against
Abortion Bans Today”
Why now?
We begin our daily posts on January 22, 2033, the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The project will culminate on March 10, when we will join allies across the US to celebrate Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, a national day of recognition and gratitude for those who provide abortion care to those who need it, wherever and whenever it is needed.
What is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day?
On March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn was murdered by a white supremacist anti-abortion extremist. Beginning in 1996, as a way to honor his life and work, and all of the courageous, compassionate people who provide abortion care, March 10 became the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers.
Return to the Reproductive Health Project main page
READ our tribute post in AMSA On Call
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day 2023:
Celebration in the Face of Adversity
CHECK-OUT our Thank You to Abortion Providers
REEL on Instagram @AMSAnational
U.S. Senators & House Representatives Introduce
Bicameral Congressional Resolution Honoring Abortion Providers
Read & Share
(Scroll down to view Jan 22 – March 10 daily posts. Click images below to enlarge. Rollover images to see titles and creators.)
March 10, 2023
FACT
Making Abortion Illegal Does Not Stop Abortion
People Will Always Have & Help Others Have Abortions
Poster designed by
@micahbazant
for @LiberteAbortio
ACTION
Read & Share
AMSA On Call
Abortion Provider Appreciation
Day 2023:
Celebration in the Face of Adversity
View & Share
Tribute Reel on IG
@AMSAnational
Shout Your Abortion
Zine
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
Abortion Care-Givers Commitment to Patients & Communities
March 9, 2023
ACTION
Explore & Share
New Lawsuit to
PROTECT
Abortion Care
Patients & Doctors
Watch & Share
Press Conference
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
5 Brave Women,
2 Ob-Gyns & CRR
Holding Texas Accountable for Devastating Impact of Abortion Ban
Learn More & Share
Read Their Stories
March 8, 2023
FACT
22 million
US Women & Girls
of Reproductive Age Live in States where Abortion is Now Banned or Inaccessible
Learn More
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
& 194 More
Urge UN to Take Action
ACTION
AMSA Marks
International
Women’s Day
with Call to Action
Let us re-story ourselves and our profession,
let us remember
(& re-member, re-embody)
that the practice of medicine, at its core,
is the simple act of companioning people in the various experiences of their lives…
March 7, 2023
FACT
State Leaders in TN Banned Abortions Entirely
Learn How CHOICES
is Still Helping Patients
Seeking Abortion Care
Explore & Share
ACTION
Explore & Share
New Model for
Community-based
Care with a
Focus on Reproductive
& Social Justice
Visit
YourChoices.org
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
CHOICES
Creativity & Dedication to Abortion Care & Reproductive Justice!
March 6, 2023
FACT
“Abortion care
is the only area of medicine where the federal government puts politics and ideology before the patient-provider relationship”
Read More
Find Resources
Share
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Visit
PRH.org
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds Your Actions & Commitment to Reproductive Rights, Physician Advocacy & Abortion Care!
Dr. Jamila Perritt
MD, MPH
Physicians for Reproductive Rights
President & CEO
@Reprorightsdoc
Deeper Dive
March 5, 2023
ACTION
‘Risking Everything
to Offer
Abortion Access
Across State Lines’
Read
NY Times
Listen
The Daily
& Share
Explore & Share
Miscarriage
& Abortion
Hotline
1-833-246-2632
Deeper Dive
Vox
APPRECIATION
Thank You for Your Foresight & Devotion!
Dr. Linda Prine
MD, FAAFP
Miscarriage & Abortion
Hotline
Co-founder
RHAP Co-founder &
Medical Director,
Retired
Learn More
March 4, 2023
FACT
FACTS MATTER!
(1) Medication #abortion will be available
regardless
(2) Mife = safe
(3) Drs want to provide evidence-based care
Watch & Share
@DrKBrandi
On CBS News
Deeper Dives
@PRHdocs
@ACOGAction
ACTION
Centering Equity, Racial, & Cultural Literacy in Family Planning
Working at the Intersection of Reproductive Justice & Critical Race Theory
Calling for the Realization
of Racial Justice
in Abortion &
Contraception
Care
APPRECIATION
THANK YOU
Your Actions & Commitment
are
INSPIRING!
Dr. Kristyn Brandi
MD, MPH, FACOG
ACOG
Darney-Landy Fellow
2022–23
Physicians for
Reproductive Rights
Board of Directors, Chair
CERCL-FP
Founding Member
March 3, 2023
APPRECIATION
“Thank you to those who perform abortions
every day.
I will fight
for you
always.”
Read & Share
Abortion Ballet
by Meghan,
AMSA Member
March 2, 2023
ACTION
Abortion is common, and routine training is critical
Explore & Share
UCSF Bixby Center
Ryan Residency
Training Programs
APPRECIATION
Thank You for Your Vision & Dedication!
MSFC Founder 1993
IERH Launched 2012
UCSF Bixby Center Director
AMSA HONORS
March 1, 2023
FACT
AMSA
Celebrates Women’s
History Month
Recognizing The Roles
of Women
Throughout
American History
TODAY
ACTION
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
1st woman to
receive an
M.D. degree from
an American
medical school
APPRECIATION
Thank You!
Physicians for
Reproductive Health
We are Grateful for All You Do for Patients & Communities
Learn More & Share
@prhdocs
February 28, 2023
February 27, 2023
ACTION
Text “Hello” to
435-334-6337
for private list of
nearest providers
Explore & Share
AbortionFinder.org
February 26, 2023
FACT
Group Backing
Anti-Abortion Lawsuit
to Ban Mifepristone
Designated as a
Hate Group by
Southern Poverty
Law Center
Learn More & Share
Deeper Dive
SPLC
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
Attorney Generals of
AZ, CO, CT, DE, IL, MI, NM, NV, OR, RI, VT, WA
Lawsuit to Drop
All FDA Restrictions
on Mifepristone
Learn More
Read & Share
AG Press Release
February 25, 2023
ACTION
Explore & Share
How to Get
Abortion Pills
in
All 50 States
Plan C
Guide to
Abortion Pill
Access
ART
Create a
Sustainable Movement
to Liberate Abortion
Explore & Share
Learn More
LiberateAbortion.org
February 24, 2023
ACTION
NC Doctors Speak Out
to Protect Patients
& Abortion Care
Watch & Share
Over 1100 NC Providers
Tell State Legislators
Stay Out of Our
Exam Rooms
Read Letter
Click to Watch
Read & Share
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
Dr. Rebecca
Gomperts
Champion for
Medication
Abortion
Access
Founder of
Women On
Waves
&
Aid Access
Read & Share
The Guardian
February 23, 2023
ACTION
Explore & Share
New Federal & State Abortion Litigation Tracker
Deeper Dives
KKF Abortion Dashboard
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
U.S. Senator
@SenTinaSmith
for Urging
Swift DOJ Action
if Texas Judge
Rules to Restrict
Mifepristone
Read & Share
Letter
February 22, 2023
FACT
Some States
are Taking &
Exploring
Proactive Policies
to Protect
Reproductive
Health Access.
Is Your State One of Them?
Visit
@FamiliesUSA
ACTION
Feb 27 6:30pmE
The Worst Little Courthouse in Texas:
What the Texas
Abortion Medication Ruling Means
For YOU
Visit
Operation Save Abortion
February 21, 2023
FACT
Public Confusion on Medication Abortion & Emergency Contraceptives
is Widespread
Even in States
Where Abortion
is Legal
February 20, 2023
February 19, 2023
ACTION
State Legislators
Around the Country
are Advancing
Reproductive Freedom
@SiXRepro
Explore & Share
State Innovation Exchange
Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council
APPRECIATION
AMSA
Applauds
U.S. Senator
@RonWyden
“Wyden to Biden:
Damn the Judge,
Protect the
Abortion Pill”
Rolling
Stone
February 18, 2023
February 17, 2023
FACT
It’s National #CondomWeek!
Condoms are the only
birth control
that reduces
pregnancy
AND
STI risk
ACTION
Reproductive Freedom
is a Jewish Value
Feb 17-18
Explore & Share
Find in Community
& at Home Resources
@NCJW
February 16, 2023
ACTION
Alarm Bells Ringing!
Learn More
& Share
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA
Threatens Access to
Key Abortion Rx
in ALL States
New Research Shows
if FDA 20-year Approval
of Mifepristone
is Revoked 64.5 Million
Reproductive Age Women,
Would Lose Access
Overnight
Visit @NARAL
ART
Photography & Healing
Two Amazing Arts
Thank you
@DesertStarFP
& @caitlin_oh
for your care-giving
& this fierce photo
APPRECIATION
To all
abortion caregivers, funders, truth tellers, clinic escorts & other supporters:
February 15, 2023
FACT
Abortion Pills
Do Not Pollute Waterways
Students for Life
Please
Stop Lying
Explore
@reproaction
February 14, 2023
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
APPRECIATION
AMSA Loves
Abortion
Care-Givers
on Valentine’s Day
& Every Day!
via GIPHY
Tour & Share
safe2choose.org
February 13, 2023
FACT
Anti-abortion
pregnancy centers are
deceiving patients –
and getting away
with it
Link
February 12, 2023
ACTION
Listen & Share
Post-Roe
Realities
Perspectives
Intention to Treat
New England
Journal of Medicine
Audio Interview
February 11, 2023
February 10, 2023
FACT
10 US States
Would Be Hit
Especially Hard by a Nationwide Ban on
Med Abortion Using Mifepristone
CO, GA, IN, IA, ME,
MT, NM, PA, VT, WA
ACTION
Growing Research
Finds High Rates
of Success for
Misoprostol-only
Abortions
Deeper Dive
How to Use Misoprostol
for Abortion
APPRECIATION
Thank You
Sundance Film
Festival
for Shining a
Big Light on
Abortion Pill
Safety, Access &
PLAN C
Documentary
Deeper Dive
PLAN C
February 9, 2023
FACT
Mifepristone
is a Very Safe,
Effective &
FDA Approved Rx for
Miscarriage Management
& Abortion Care
KNOW THE FACTS
Read & Share
New White House
Memorandum Protecting
Access & Providers
ACTION
Explore & Share
What the Miscarriage & Abortion Hotline Reveals about Reproductive Care After Roe
M+A
HOTLINE
Call or Text
1-833-246-2632
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
@AidAccessUSA
Your help ordering abortion pills by
mail protects the privacy,
health & human rights
of anyone without
access to local
abortion pill services
February 8, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 6, 2023
February 5, 2023
February 4, 2023
APPRECIATION
AMSA Applauds
@SenLouiseLucas
Who Put Gov Youngkin’s
Bills Limiting
Abortion Care
Right Where They Belong
February 3, 2023
FACT
Maternal Mortality
HIGHER
in States
with
Abortion Bans
62% Higher in
Abortion-Restriction
States
ACTION
Learn about
Maternal Mortality
Review Committees
in Your State
Feb 2023 data
from the
Guttmacher
Institute
APPRECIATION
On This
#NationalWomen
PhysiciansDay
AMSA
Honors & Recognizes
the Vital Contributions made by the
Trailblazers on whose
Shoulders We Stand,
& those
Caring for Communities
Today & Tomorrow
February 2, 2023
February 1, 2023
AMSA HONORS
APPRECIATION
AMSA Recognizes
the Unconsented Pain
Endured by
Anarcha, Lucy
Betsey &
Countless Others
We Celebrate
Michelle Browder,
Her Beautiful Art
& Her Fight for
Accurate History
January 31, 2023
FACT
Most abortions
in the U.S.
(93% in 2020)
occur in the
first 3 months
of pregnancy
ACTION
True?
False?
Do You Know
More
than the
Average American
about Abortion?
APPRECIATION
Is making sure abortion providers know they are appreciated & loved.
A gratitude project of @abobobravado
January 30, 2023
January 29, 2023
ART
January 28, 2023
FACT
Medication Abortion
“Reversal”
Is Not
Supported by Science
Medication Abortion
IS
Safe & Effective!
Facts Are Important
ACOG
January 27, 2023
ACTION
New Abortion Protection Bill Introduced!
The EACT Act guarantees insurance coverage
& stops politicians from interfering in decisions about abortion
Explore & Share
January 26, 2023
ACTION
White House Issues New Federal Abortion Protections
Read & Share
Watch & Share
VP Harris Announcement
1:36 min
January 25, 2023
January 24, 2023
January 23, 2023
ACTION
Learn & Share About
Rx Abortion @EmaaProject
Read & Share
AMSA Thank You Letters
to CVS & Walgreens for commitment to fill abortion pill Rx
Thank @CVShealth & @Walgreens
APPRECIATION
VP Kamala Harris Express Deep Value of Abortion Care
& Providers on
Roe v Wade 50th
January 22, 2023
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