MSFC in the News

May 18, 2025

Recent student activism focused on endowment, Supreme Court By Baala Shakya and Olivia Cyrus in Yale News

For centuries, Yale students have participated in protests and social activism, ranging from a walkout over an instructional policy change to rallies against South African apartheid and the murder trials …

May 13, 2025

Court overturns Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for abortions, mandatory counseling By Matthew Miller in MLive

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has struck down state laws mandating a 24-hour waiting period for an abortion, requiring anyone seeking an abortion to receiving counseling and limiting the …

April 9, 2025

‘We are failing’: doctors and students in the US look to Mexico for basic abortion training By Carter Sherman in The Guardian

On paper, it should not be difficult for Dr Ramos to learn to perform abortions. As a family medicine doctor, Ramos works in a specialty that frequently provides the procedure. …

March 31, 2025

Opinion: Two states, one country – an unjust divide By Lilly Deljoo in LINK nky

Packing up the last of my belongings in my Westwood apartment was a bittersweet moment. I was thrilled to return to my hometown of Louisville, KY, to attend medical school …

March 27, 2025

President’s Commission on the Status of Women names medical student and resident as Warriors of Distinction By Wayne State University School of Medicine News in Wayne State University School of Medicine News

Two members of the Wayne State University School of Medicine community were named Warriors of Distinction by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, a university-wide recognition given annually …

March 19, 2025

The Aspiring Doctors in Medical Students For Choice Are Fighting For Their Patients’ Abortion Rights By Fortesa Latifi in Teen Vogue

Vi Burgess was in her first year of medical school when Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, ending the constitutional right to abortion in the United States and paving …

March 13, 2025

Expert Panel Weighs in on the Lessons from State Abortion Ballot Measures By Yale Law School in Yale Law School

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the right to abortion became a state-by-state issue, prompting nearly 20 ballot measures in just two years. Reproductive rights advocates …

March 12, 2025

Lecture Sheds Light on Abortion Topics Missing from GUSOM Curriculum By Taylor Young in The Hoya

Two pro-abortion student organizations hosted a virtual lecture on abortion education March 11. H*yas for Choice (HFC), a reproductive rights organization at Georgetown University, and the Georgetown University Medical Center …

March 4, 2025

I Can’t Be the Ob/Gyn I Aspire to Be in an Abortion Ban State By Lilly Deljoo in MedPage Today

Packing up the last of my belongings in my Los Angeles apartment was a bittersweet moment. I was thrilled to return to my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky to attend medical …

March 3, 2025

Commentary: To truly protect abortion access, New York must invest in training By A. Taylor Walker, Rose Mitchell and Sarah McNeilly in Times Union

As abortion providers, we are committed to ensuring that patients receive the care they need and deserve. And that means ensuring that providers are able to obtain the necessary training. …