Jessica Arons

Jessica Arons

Reproductive Health Technologies Project

Jessica Arons is the President & CEO of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, a nonprofit organization that seeks to ensure reproductive health, rights, and justice by promoting new reproductive technologies, expanding access to existing ones, and providing accurate information about reproductive options to ensure informed decision making.

RHTP Agrees Condoms Do Not Cause Cancer and Has Never Stated Otherwise

Jessica Arons

On Friday, Melissa White, the CEO of an online condom retailer, attacked the findings of a study that found a small number of the condoms she sells on her website contain a chemical carcinogen called nitrosamines. In doing so, she misrepresents both our report and its conclusions.

What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us: The Need for Chemical Policy Reform

Jessica Arons

The Chemical Safety Improvement Act is bipartisan legislation that offers an opportunity for chemical policy reform to help ensure all pregnant women see a decrease in exposure to chemicals.

Health Care in Our Hands: Celebrating a Decade of Work to Get Emergency Contraception on Store Shelves

Jessica Arons

August 1 is the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act regulation requiring no cost-coverage of women’s preventive services—including contraception—going into effect. Now we can also celebrate the fact that Plan B One-Step is finally on store shelves across the country.

Litigation Seeks to Turn Back the Clock on Contraception: Women’s Advances Due to Birth Control Are at Risk

Jessica Arons

On the anniversary of a crucial Supreme Court ruling on contraception, a woman’s right to use birth control is once again under attack.

The Affordable Care Act: A Mother’s Day Gift for Moms Throughout the United States

Jessica Arons

All moms deserve the kind of quality, affordable care that I was lucky enough to receive while pregnant and postpartum, and Obamacare is working to make that dream a reality.

HHS vs. Texas: The Spending Clause In Action

Jessica Arons

It is incredibly frustrating that the very women the federal Medicaid law is intended to protect are the ones who are hurt the most, but those sanctions are the only tool HHS has at its disposal to enforce the law.

Contraceptive Coverage: Essential Care for Women of Color

Jessica Arons & Lucy Panza

Women of color experience much higher unintended pregnancy rates than their white counterparts. As a group they also suffer higher rates of chronic diseases, including pregnancy-related conditions, which can be prevented with consistent use of contraceptives. The new regulation guaranteeing access to contraception without a co-pay will help greatly with these and other health issues.

Jessica Arons

RHTP Agrees Condoms Do Not Cause Cancer and Has Never Stated Otherwise

What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us: The Need for Chemical Policy Reform

Health Care in Our Hands: Celebrating a Decade of Work to Get Emergency Contraception on Store Shelves

Litigation Seeks to Turn Back the Clock on Contraception: Women’s Advances Due to Birth Control Are at Risk

The Affordable Care Act: A Mother’s Day Gift for Moms Throughout the United States

HHS vs. Texas: The Spending Clause In Action

Contraceptive Coverage: Essential Care for Women of Color

The High Costs of Birth Control: A Major Barrier to Access

Reproductive Rights on the Brink as Roe Turns 39

Politics Over Science: HHS Keeps Emergency Contraception From Store Shelves

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