MSFC in the News

January 21, 2024

The abortion activists who say bringing back Roe is not enough By Susan Rinkunas in The Guardian

Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director Since the devastating loss of Roe v Wade, the abortion rights movement has seen historic levels of support for its cause, particularly through major …

January 16, 2024

Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts By Christine Fernando and Summer Ballentine in PBS News Hour

Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot measure before voters this fall to roll back one of the strictest …

January 2, 2024

California offers a lifeline for medical residents who can’t find abortion training By Laurie Udesky in The 19th News

Featuring Jessica Mecklosky, MSFC’s Board Member Bria Peacock chose a career in medicine because the Black Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community — including access to …

December 26, 2023

Guest Column: The Danger of Abortion ‘Compromise’ By Erika Christensen in Abortion, Every Day

Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director We all know the reproductive rights mantra that says we need to keep the government away from our bodies and out of abortion. But …

December 5, 2023

Missouri’s Ballot Measure Battles By Jessica Valenti in Abortion, Every Day

Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director Missouri needed its own newsletter today—there’s just too much going on to squish the state into the daily report. If you’ve been reading for …

November 24, 2023

Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee targets crisis pregnancy centers in Wisconsin By Fight Back! News' Staff in Fight Back! News

Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at the Medical College of Wisconsin Nearly two dozen people gathered in front of the Farwell Women’s Care Center on Milwaukee’s East Side on the morning of …

November 20, 2023

Time Sensitive: Missouri abortion petition efforts remain in limbo By Barbara Shelly in The Pitch

Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director The evening of November 7 was beautiful in Ohio. As polls closed and votes rolled in, it became apparent that reasonable access to abortion …

November 7, 2023

‘Sex in Medicine’ provides inclusive sex education for all By Abby Jenkins in The Post

Featuring the MSFC’s Chapter at Ohio University Sex education often gets dismissed as a topic of conversation. However, two organizations aim to change this narrative. At a workshop Tuesday night, …

October 13, 2023

Abortion bans complicate medical training, risk worsening OBGYN shortages By Sara Hutchinson in The Hechinger Report

Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at Ohio University and Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director The journey to Boston was more than 1,500 miles. The plane ticket cost about $500. The hotel: another …

October 6, 2023

Reproductive justice activists continue the fight for abortion access in Wisconsin By Fight Back! News Staff in Fight Back! News

Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at the Medical College of Wisconsin Roughly 40 people gathered at the Sunburst Statue off Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, September 30, to call for …