About Beth E. Rivin, MD, MPH

Beth E. Rivin, M.D., M.P.H. is President of Uplift International and has worked as Program Director of Uplift International since 1999. Dr. Rivin is a pediatrician who has 35 years’ experience in global health and justice. She is Clinical Associate Professor of Global Health and Affiliate Associate Professor of Law at the University of Washington.

Uplift International’s HR2FP Initiative Statement on Overturning Roe v Wade

A new era has begun for reproductive rights in America.  The radical right political movement to take away abortion rights has been successful and the constitutional right to abortion is no longer protected. Millions of women in states that have banned abortion or severely restricted this medical procedure are at risk of forced pregnancy, which has severe health, economic and social consequences. The recent SCOTUS decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will impact [...]

2023-06-26T12:22:47-07:00June 27th, 2022|
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RBG – An exceptional role model for equal justice under law

We are mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a monumental figure in law and, more recently, became a pop-culture celebrity star outside the court. She will always be remembered as the pioneer jurist who fought for women’s rights and gender equality as an essential part of the human rights agenda and the U.S. Constitution. What a remarkable woman, jurist and exceptional role model. She showed us that it takes [...]

2021-10-06T14:51:16-07:00September 21st, 2020|
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Racism is a Health and Human Rights Issue

Dear friends, We are living through a defining moment in history.  The dual crises of the viral pandemic and civil unrest are causing all of us to be sad, angry and exhausted.  In the middle of a deadly and disabling viral epidemic in America caused by COVID-19, we are experiencing historic civil disorder around the U.S. in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.  Let’s be clear, the violent police killing of [...]

2021-02-15T08:40:37-08:00June 4th, 2020|
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Racism is a Health and Human Rights Issue

We are living through a defining moment in history.  The dual crises of the viral pandemic and civil unrest are causing all of us to be sad, angry and exhausted.  In the middle of a deadly and disabling viral epidemic in America caused by COVID-19, we are experiencing historic civil disorder around the U.S. in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.  Let’s be clear, the violent police killing of George Floyd [...]

2020-07-01T13:43:38-07:00June 2nd, 2020|
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The Fourth of July and Trump

There is a fundamental link between the current political environment created by President Trump, his cronies and July 4.  I started to think about this relationship when a friend said that I should celebrate July 4 and be happy because Trump has nothing to do with it.  Wrong! July 4 is the anniversary of our nation’s independence.  We fought and won a battle to free ourselves from the British monarchy that was oppressing our freedoms.  [...]

2018-07-09T22:11:35-07:00July 9th, 2018|
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Reflections on the 2018 New York City Women’s March

There were crowds of people on the subway going to the rally and march on the Upper West Side of New York City on Saturday, January 20. Some were carrying signs claiming women’s rights and women power, while some focused on the Trump policies that discriminate against women, LGBT, immigrants. The 2017 pussy hats were everywhere, presumably worn by so many of the same people who dusted them off and put them on again, not [...]

2018-01-24T20:57:55-08:00January 24th, 2018|
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2017: The #MeToo Movement and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

A Message from the President of Uplift International It has been a rough year.  The Trump administration has imposed sweeping policy changes globally and locally that adversely affect women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).  At the same time, we have seen a growing movement of empowered women claiming their rights in 2017. This should give us hope. The Trump administration instituted a draconian policy that undermines women’s right to reproductive health.  [...]

2017-12-19T09:46:46-08:00December 18th, 2017|
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Sophia Bush, actress and activist, speaks out against the Trump administration rolling back the birth control mandate

Sophia Bush, actress and activist, speaks out against the Trump administration rolling back the birth control mandate. Bush explains various reasons why women might use birth control. Her list includes easing menstrual pain, regulating the flow of periods, controlling chronic acne, and preventing pregnancy—and if birth control is preventing pregnancy, that also means lowering the rate of abortions.  Watch video...

2017-10-30T15:01:47-07:00October 30th, 2017|
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The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new contraceptive mandate

The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new contraceptive mandate that allows exemptions for religious and moral reasons. The organization argues that the mandate is in violation of women’s constitutional right to liberty in accessing birth control.  Read more...

2017-10-30T15:01:47-07:00October 30th, 2017|
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