Jennifer Rogers is Programs and Policy Director at the Reproductive Health Technology Project (RHTP) where she is responsible for developing and leading key reproductive health projects and advocacy initiatives for the organization. Prior to joining RHTP, Jenn was the Director of Programs at the American College of Preventive Medicine, where she developed and oversaw ACPM's adolescent and environmental health initiatives. She received her Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from Boston University where she also served as a reproductive health advocate for the Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network. Jenn currently volunteers for the DC Rape Crisis Center to help staff their 24-hour crisis hotline and serves as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault at DC area hospitals.
Federal law and financial incentives lead to incredibly costly and potentially dangerous multiple births through assisted reproducitve technology (ART). The law should be reworked to create incentives for having only one baby at a time through ART, which is more cost effective and safer for mothers and babies.
Despite the introduction of thousands of new chemicals into the products we use every day, the Toxic Substances Control Act has undergone no revisions since 1976.
Chemicals found in our homes, workplaces, and consumer products are linked to feminization of boys and male sexual problems.
Green seems to be the color on everyone’s mind, and lately that has come to include birth control. A green contraceptive is something we should work toward but it won’t prevent the growing number of gender bending fish in our waterways.
While there is evidence that estrogenic contaminants are impacting the environment, there is no evidence that oral contraceptives are the main culprit. And what about the benefits of contraception to the environment?
As a women’s health community, we must grapple with the ethical, moral, legal and financial impacts of IVF before others tell us what’s best for our bodies and our children.
