MSFC in the News
December 19, 2024
Abortion Is Heading to the Supreme Court—AgainFeaturing Pamela Merritt, the Executive Director of MSFC In the Courts The Supreme Court has announced that they’ll weigh in on South Carolina’s efforts to prevent Medicaid patients from visiting Planned …
December 16, 2024
More than 140 Diverse Nonprofit Organizations Call on President to Act for Publication of Equal Rights AmendmentToday, the League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 140 nonprofit organizations leading in women’s, reproductive, LGBTQIA+, civil, and human rights sent a letter to President …
November 27, 2024
8 Impactful Nonprofits to Support in Philadelphia this Giving Tuesday[…] The post-Dobbs atmosphere can be daunting for students seeking a career in reproductive medicine. Medical Students for Choice is dedicated to ensuring that future physicians are equipped to provide comprehensive reproductive …
November 25, 2024
For activists who wanted more from Missouri abortion amendment, the work is far from overFeaturing Pamela Merritt, the Executive Director of MSFC […] The term reproductive justice was coined in 1994 when 12 Black women joined together to voice concerns that reproductive rights were not extending …
November 7, 2024
Five Things You Can Do Right NowOver the next few days, Abortion, Every Day will be sharing advice from legal, medical and activist experts about what a Trump presidency will look like for abortion rights and what we …
October 22, 2024
Primary care physicians should receive abortion trainingBy MSFC’s Founder, Jody Steinauer, M.D., Ph.D. Abortion restrictions spreading across the county have upended people’s ability to make decisions about their lives, families, and futures. While the overall number …
October 21, 2024
There’s Now a New Low-Cost Emergency Contraception Vending Machine on the Medical CampusFeaturing MSFC’s Chapter at the Boston University Medical Campus Students on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) now have access to low-cost emergency contraception, courtesy of a collaboration among students, …
October 8, 2024
‘A crisis’: Medical students from abortion ban states turn to papayas to practice lifesaving proceduresRecorded at MSFC’s 2024 in-person Abortion Training Institute Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion training at medical schools in more than a dozen states with near-total abortion bans has …
September 12, 2024
‘We need to dig in and really hold the line’: Wisconsin, abortion and trying to get a medical educationFeaturing Daphne Blount, MSFC’s Chapter Leader at the Medical College of Wisconsin On April Fool’s Day, Daphne Blount and several of her friends headed to Red Arrow Park, a pocket …
September 11, 2024
New Plan B vending machine installed at BU Medical CampusBoston University Medical Campus installed a Plan B vending machine, marking an advancement in the accessibility of emergency contraception for students. The initiative was led by Anisha Patel, a third-year …