MSFC in the News

June 9, 2022

New Voices: On ethics, education and abortion By Maddie Larkin, Brianna Wenande and Madi Sundlof in StarTribune

Throughout our first year of medical school, we discuss ethical principles in medicine, often portrayed as four pillars: nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice and beneficence. Generally, the law protects providers and patients …

June 8, 2022

Poland Establishes ‘Terrifying’ Pregnancy Register After Banning Almost All Abortions By Julia Conley in The Real News Network

A new government database tracking people’s pregnancies in Poland is sparking fears that medical data will be used to prosecute women who obtain abortion care in other countries or by …

May 31, 2022

What the End of Roe v. Wade Will Mean for the Next Generation of Obstetricians By Emma Green in The New Yorker

For a long time, Cara Buskmiller has known two things about herself: she wants to deliver babies, and she is called by her faith to a lifetime of virginity. Growing …

May 19, 2022

Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Abortion-Ban Measure By Ella Ceron in Bloomberg Law

After Texas’s ban, known as SB8, took effect in September, about 45% of residents who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma to obtain care despite that state’s myriad …

May 17, 2022

Abortion resistance braces for demands of a post-Roe future By Claire Galofaro in The Associated Press

The 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 movement By Elle Reeves in CNN

Following 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 By StarTribune in Richard Chin

[…] 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 Syracuse By Delana Thomas in CNY Central

 Hundreds 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 By Andrea Y. Henderson in St. Louis American

[…] 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-Training By Christina Sturdivant Sani in The Washington Post

I’m from Mississippi, and my whole family is in the field of medicine. My aunt, uncle and father are all physicians, and my mom is a nurse. My uncle was …