MSFC in the News
May 19, 2022
Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Abortion-Ban MeasureMSFC Board Member and Oklahoma University medical student, Ian Peake. After Texas’s ban, known as SB8, took effect in September, about 45% of residents who traveled out of state for abortion services …
May 17, 2022
Abortion resistance braces for demands of a post-Roe futureThe day’s first caller begged for help to cross state lines and end her pregnancy. “Please,” the woman from Texas said in her voicemail. “Anything would be greatly appreciated.” Three …
May 16, 2022
The ‘new face’ of the anti-abortion movementFollowing the leak of the SCOTUS draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, CNN’s Elle Reeves talks to anti-abortion activists in Missouri who are working to limit abortions in …
May 14, 2022
Hundreds rally in St. Paul as part of wave of abortion rights protests[…] Mayo Clinic medical school students Giovanna Grigsby-Rocca and Jordan Richardson carried signs saying “Med students for choice,” and “Future pediatrician for choice.” “I believe abortion is health care,” said …
May 14, 2022
‘Bans off our bodies’ rally brings hundreds of people together in downtown SyracuseHundreds of people gathered at the University United Methodists Church to attend a “Bans off our Bodies” rally on Saturday. The streets and sidewalks surrounding the church were filled with …
May 12, 2022
Advocates say more Black women will die if abortions are banned[…] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are more than three times as likely to die while giving birth as white women. Banning abortions also …
May 11, 2022
The Potential End of Roe Won’t Stop This Abortion Provider-in-TrainingInterview to Sherry Reddix, 2022 graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine and member of Unmuted MSFC. I’m from Mississippi, and my whole family is in the field of medicine. …
May 9, 2022
Missouri Abortion Ban Would Hit Marginalized Communities the HardestAsk any pro-choice advocate if they were surprised by the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, and they’ll most likely say no. Pamela Merritt, executive director of …
May 7, 2022
Protesters gather at Ohio Statehouse in support of LGBTQ, abortion rights[…] “A pregnant person’s body has to change so much to support a fetus,” said Perryman, 22, of King-Lincoln/Bronzeville, who also is a member of Medical Students for Choice. “There …
May 5, 2022
A leaked Supreme Court brief has Roe v Wade in jeopardy. What would criminalizing abortion mean?