MSFC in the News

October 22, 2024

Primary care physicians should receive abortion training By Christine Dehlendorf and Jody Steinauer in STAT News

By 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 Campus By Alene Bouranova in BU Today

Featuring 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 procedures By Alexandra King in CNN

Recorded 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 education By Amanda Becker in Yahoo! News

Featuring 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 Campus By Samantha Genzer in The Daily Free Press

Boston 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 …

August 15, 2024

By Vowing to Codify Roe, Kamala Harris Ensures Continued Government Meddling in Abortion Care By Jordan Smith in The Intercept

Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director […] The new abortion policy memo tackles these limitations head on. In addition to Villavicencio, the memo’s authors include Dr. Colleen McNicholas, an OB-GYN …

August 14, 2024

Kentuckians Sound the Alarm: Abortion Bans Are Driving Doctors Out of State By Roxana Behdad in MS Magazine

Featuring Lilly Deljoo, MSFC chapter president at University of Louisville […] In a recent interview with Ms., Lilly Deljoo, University of Louisville medical student, chapter president of Medical Students for …

August 6, 2024

Roe v. Wade Didn’t Go Far Enough For Abortion Rights, Hundreds Of Health Care Providers Tell Biden And Harris By Alanna Vagianos in HuffPost

More than 400 health care providers called on the Biden administration to “actively and unequivocally” support an abortion rights policy that goes further than Roe v. Wade and restores access …

June 28, 2024

Milwaukee rally on the 2-year anniversary of Dobbs v Jackson By Staff in Fight Back! News

Maya Seshan, a member of Medical Students for Choice – Medical College of Wisconsin, noted the difficulties doctors have been facing in this climate. “Since the Dobbs decision, physicians across …

June 25, 2024

No mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortion, rules Michigan Court of Claims By Samuel Dodge in MLive.com

Michigan’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortions is no more for now after a Tuesday decision by the Michigan Court of Claims. The state court approved on June 25 a …