MSFC in the News
November 26, 2025
‘What happens is people don’t get care.’ Ohio has 24 counties without an OB-GYN, according to KFFDr. Danielle Martter, an OB-GYN in Union County, has some patients drive more than an hour roundtrip for an appointment. “It is a struggle because we want to take care …
November 11, 2025
BU Student Health Services gains control of emergency contraceptive vending machinesBoston University Student Health Services installed five Medi Cube vending machines across BU campuses, where students can purchase emergency contraception pills, in place of the Plan B vending machines run …
November 1, 2025
Gynecologist on Abortions: We Must Not Be Intimidated(…) : What would you advise medical students who want to learn to perform abortions? Windscheid: For several years there have been the Papaya workshops run by Medical Students for …
October 22, 2025
Clinic for late abortions could open in N.J. next year, one of only a few in the countryNew Jersey is considered an abortion safe haven, but believe it or not, it still turns some people away. That’s because despite being one of nine states with no gestational …
September 22, 2025
Reproductive justice advocates warn of health care crisis in Louisiana following Planned Parenthood shutdownPlanned Parenthood’s health centers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge will shut down indefinitely at the end of this month, leaving residents throughout the state worried about how the closures …
August 30, 2025
The Grim Reality Of Maternal Health For Young Women In NigeriaNigeria continues to carry a heavy burden of maternal mortality, estimated at over 800 per 100,000 live births, with stark regional disparities worsening outcomes for very young mothers. Our country …
August 28, 2025
Wisconsin law does not ban abortion, but advocates warn reproductive care is still at riskIn July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled invalid an 1849 criminal statute that had been interpreted as an abortion ban. The law had outlawed the procedure for a year after …
August 26, 2025
Free & Just: Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys joins local physicians and medical students at roundtable in Madison as attacks on abortion, access to health care escalateToday, Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys joined local physicians and medical students at a roundtable to highlight how Trump-era and Republican-led attacks on abortion access are harming families, impacting health …
August 25, 2025
Voices from the Frontlines: Dr. Kristyn Brandi on Claiming Space and Shaping the Future of Abortion CareAbortion providers do more than deliver essential healthcare—they advocate, educate, and push back against the stigma that surrounds their work. I had the honor of speaking to Dr. Kristyn Brandi, …
July 30, 2025
Missouri’s Abortion Rights Amendment Fell Into the Fetal Viability Trap. Let’s Talk About It.“I’m not asking for perfect. I’m asking for justice. I don’t think asking people to consider the needs of Black people, and poor people, and undocumented people, and people under …