Reproductive Health Matters (RHM) has re-branded as Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM). You can find their official website here.
Previously RHM described their aims as:
Reproductive Health Matters (RHM) is an international non-profit organisation, promoting universal sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). RHM’s peer-reviewed journal publishes high-quality research, in-depth analysis and critical reviews across the spectrum of SRHR, generating knowledge and evidence and inspiring new thinking and action. RHM ensures overlooked SRHR issues are integrated into the research and policy agenda of the international community. RHM engages with international partners around the globe in advocating for investment in SRHR research, rights-based and evidence-based SRHR policies and programmes. RHM targets a wide range of stakeholders, including advocates, civil society, researchers, policy makers and service providers. RHM’s regional partners support the dissemination of relevant RHM publications by ensuring translation in several languages.
On their about page they elaborated and said:
Since 1992 RHM has developed a whole new way of thinking about sexuality and reproduction. It generates knowledge, disseminates evidence, and advocates for an environment in which universal sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are realised through evidence-based laws, policies, programmes and services. RHM has an international network and engages with partners and collaborators around the globe.
Aims and Scope
to promote laws, policies, research and services that meet women’s and men’s reproductive health needs and support the right to decide whether, when and how to have children
to examine experiences, values, information and issues from the point of view of the women whose lives are affected
to motivate improvements in policy, services and practice
to inspire new thinking and action in the field.History
In October 1992, a group of women’s health advocates from different parts of the world met in London to discuss the need for a feminist approach to family planning and population policy. This meeting was precipitated by controversy during a women’s rights conference in 1990 in New York, in a session called “Is a feminist population policy possible?” The group recognised the need for a platform to publish research that put women’s needs in the centre and allow women to voice their experiences and views. That meeting in London was the foundation of Reproductive Health Matters journal. At the end of 1992, the Ford Foundation offered to fund two journal issues to be published in 1993 – Population and family planning policies: women-centred perspectives, and Making abortion safe and legal: the ethics and dynamics of change. The funding from Ford Foundation was extended for two additional years, and included funds to explore possibilities of translation into other languages. Over the years RHM has had generous support from several other donors. Those present at the meeting continue to be active supporters of RHM.
Marge Berer has been the driving force behind RHM since it was founded in 1992 and led the organisation until 2015. She co-edited the journal with TK Sundari Ravindran from 1993 to 1998 when she became sole editor. While editing the journal – motivating and mentoring a generation of new authors – Marge also promoted RHM’s rights-based, evidence-based, feminist perspective on SRHR through participation in meetings, teaching, presenting at conferences, contributing to guidance and supporting advocacy.
With evolution in the field and a range of SRHR issues emerging, RHM has expanded its scope to address universal SRHR for women, men and transgender people regardless of age or sexual orientation, while maintaining its commitment to a feminist perspective.
In terms of What they do:
Through its journal RHM supports the generation of knowledge and dissemination of evidence to inform practice. RHM also convenes partners, engages in policy dialogues, identifies knowledge gaps and advocates for more research and evidence, in particular of neglected issues in SRHR, in order to:
promote universal sexual and reproductive health needs of all regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation
support women’s right to decide whether, when and how to have children
encourage evidence-based and gender-sensitive laws, policies and service delivery
inspire new thinking and action towards realisation of universal rights to sexual and reproductive health for women, men and transgender people
RHM works across the spectrum of sexual and reproductive health and rights, covering a wide range of issues:
abortion, contraception, family planning, population policy
maternal health
maternal mortality and morbidity
motherhood and fatherhood, pregnancy, delivery
living without children
sexual health, HIV/AIDS, safe sex, male and female condoms, male circumcision
reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted infections
infertility, reproductive technologies
reproductive cancers
SRHR services, integration of services, task shifting
access, equity, distributive justice
SRHR law and policies, human rights, criminalisation, ethics
health systems, human resources, privatisation
gender-based violence, sexual violence
SRHR in conflict and crisis settings, migrants, refugees
body image, sexuality and cosmetic surgery
gender identity
sexual orientation
lesbians, gays, transgender, intersex
You can see their previous website here and visit their new website here.