MSFC in the News
October 22, 2024
Primary care physicians should receive abortion trainingAbortion restrictions spreading across the county have upended people’s ability to make decisions about their lives, families, and futures. While the overall number of abortions in the U.S. has gone …
October 21, 2024
There’s Now a New Low-Cost Emergency Contraception Vending Machine on the Medical CampusStudents on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) now have access to low-cost emergency contraception, courtesy of a collaboration among students, Student Health Services (SHS), Student Affairs at the Chobanian …
October 8, 2024
‘A crisis’: Medical students from abortion ban states turn to papayas to practice lifesaving proceduresSince Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion training at medical schools in more than a dozen states with near-total abortion bans has been severely limited. Now some medical students, many …
September 12, 2024
‘We need to dig in and really hold the line’: Wisconsin, abortion and trying to get a medical educationOn April Fool’s Day, Daphne Blount and several of her friends headed to Red Arrow Park, a pocket of open space in downtown Milwaukee, across the street from City Hall …
September 11, 2024
New Plan B vending machine installed at BU Medical CampusBoston 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[…] 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 who provides all-trimester abortion; Pamela Merritt, …
August 14, 2024
Kentuckians Sound the Alarm: Abortion Bans Are Driving Doctors Out of State[…] In a recent interview with Ms., Lilly Deljoo, University of Louisville medical student, chapter president of Medical Students for Choice and speaker at the press conference said, “It’s a …
August 6, 2024
Roe v. Wade Didn’t Go Far Enough For Abortion Rights, Hundreds Of Health Care Providers Tell Biden And HarrisMore 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 JacksonMaya 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 ClaimsMichigan’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 …