928 - When Pharmacists Prescribe Medication for Abortion
Public Health On Call
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
4.8 • 620 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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About this episode:
Following the rise of restrictive abortion laws around the country, a pilot program in Washington state is training pharmacists to screen for and prescribe medication abortion. In this episode: Dr. Beth Rivin talks about the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project and how it’s creating more options for safe, convenient, and effective care for women—especially those living in rural and low-income communities.
Guest:
Dr. Beth Rivin, MPH, is the President and CEO of Uplift International, an organization focused on improving health and human rights with a particular emphasis on family planning and reproductive rights.
Host:
Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.
Show links and related content:
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Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight—New York Times
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In Washington state, pharmacists are prescribing abortion drugs—NPR
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Mifepristone and EMTALA SCOTUS Rulings: A Holding Pattern—Public Health On Call (July 2024)
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| 1:19.9 | Today, how one program in Washington State is mobilizing pharmacists to improve abortion |
| 1:25.1 | access for early pregnancies. |
| 1:29.3 | Dr. Beth Riven is the CEO and president of Uplift International, an organization focused on improving health and human rights |
| 1:34.2 | with a particular emphasis on family planning and reproductive rights. She talks with Stephanie |
| 1:39.5 | Desmond about Uplift's groundbreaking pharmacist abortion access project and how it's creating more opportunities for safe, convenient, and effective care for women in rural and low-income communities. |
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