Kirsten Moore
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.
Catching Fire: Inflaming Our Passion to Pass the Safer Chemicals Act
by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
May 18, 2012 - 9:15am (Print)
Flame retardants are associated with reductions in fertility, poor sperm quality, neurodevelopment delays in children and cancer. And because the chemical industry has been so deceptive and successful, flame retardants are found in strollers, nursing pillows, couches, chairs, cell phones, TVs, computers, and automobile cushioning – just to name a few places.
Honoring Motherhood Means Honoring a Woman’s Decision About Whether She Is Ready to Mother
by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
and Strong Families, Strong Families
May 15, 2012 - 8:37pm (Print)
Let's recognize that the way to honor motherhood is to respect and support a woman’s decision about whether she is ready to be a parent. That means making sure that every pregnant woman, regardless of her ability to pay, has health care insurance coverage for all of her medical needs, including abortion.
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