I am a family physician, educator, and sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) advocate with expertise in full-spectrum family medicine. My academic work centers on expanding access to evidence-based, patient-centered reproductive healthcare through curriculum development, clinical leadership, and mentorship of trainees. I bring specialized experience in self-managed abortion, early pregnancy care, and inpatient and outpatient obstetrics, informed by clinical practice in academic family medicine and national advocacy roles. Across my teaching, clinical work, and scholarship, I focus on integrating Reproductive Justice principles into medical education and advancing systems that support access to high quality care for all patients.
Selected Publications
Libby Wetterer, Gabrielle Ruzgas: Medication Abortion 14-20 Weeks. Reproductive Health Access Projects, June Contraceptive Insight June 2026.
Libby Wetterer: Pregnancy Options Counseling Should Reflect Best Evidence on Mental Health Effect. AFP Community Blog June 2026.
Libby Wetterer: The power of prevention: How to reduce accidental poisonings in Philadelphia | Expert opinion. Philadelphia Inquirer June 2026.
Alexandra Martinez with quotes from Libby Wetterer: Louisiana lawsuit targeting telehealth access to abortion pill could ripple nationwide, providers warn. Prism March 2026.
Libby Wetterer, MD , Grace Halsey: Self-Managed Abortion in Post-Dobbs America: Family Physician Libby Wetterer, MD, Looks Back and Ahead. Patient Care September 2025.
Ashley Adams with quotes from Libby Wetterer MD: From clinics to crisis: Pennsylvania women will feel the pain of Medicaid cuts. Keystone Newsroom May 2025.
Libby Wetterer, MD∙ Hannah Rosenfield, MD ∙ Hilary Gortler, MD, MSc ∙ Martha Simmons, MD: Abortion in Primary Care. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. Elsevier, April 2025.
Bah, FatoumataWallace, RobinFoster, Angel M.Wetterer, LibbyGrant, MelissaSietstra, Cari et al.: Learning from medication abortion: Repeat doses of misoprostol after mifepristone for early pregnancy loss management
Contraception. Elsevier, April 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110934.
Shonitria Anthony with quotes from Libby Wetterer MD: When Black Moms Decide To Use Weed For Postpartum Healing
HuffPost Voices February 2025.
Celine Castronuovo with quotes from Libby Wetterer MD: Abortion Ballot Fights Revive Mental Health Exception Debates. Bloomberg Law August 2024.
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