Kirsten Moore

Kirsten Moore
Name: Kirsten Moore
Organization / Company: Reproductive Health Technologies Project
Kirsten is the President and CEO of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, a women's health group based in DC. RHTP was founded in 1988 to help women in the US obtain access to RU-486. In 2006, RHTP won a great victory when the FDA made Plan B emergency contraception available over the counter. In addition to its policy work, RHTP has done groundbreaking research on messaging on abortion and related issues, using new methodologies like cognitive linguistics, psychological analysis, and advanced statistical modeling, and surveys that oversample African-American and Latino populations.
Kirsten's articles

"Dr." Sebelius's Bitter Pill: A Case of National Malpractice

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by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project

December 8, 2011 - 6:32pm (Print)

"Dr." Kathleen Sebelius prescribed us a bitter pill when she ignored overwhelming evidence on the safety and effectiveness of emergency contraception to prohibit its sale over-the-counter.  Is this change we can believe in?  It’s certainly not a “common sense” solution. President Obama and Secretary Sebelius should listen to real doctors and the FDA Commissioner, and make this decision based on science, not politics.

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New Front in the War on Women: Regulatory Accountability Act Could Effectively Eliminate Reproductive Health Coverage

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by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project

November 15, 2011 - 4:30pm (Print)

You know how the GOP and Tea Parties hate regulations?  Think again: The Regulatory Accountability Act would enforce purposeful overregulation. This law would so hamstring the regulation process that things like coverage of birth control in health reform could be tied up for years. Moreover, it would give groups like the United States Council of Catholic Bishops even more power.

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