MSFC in the News

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 …

September 12, 2023

Look Up! Roe Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling By Amy Littlefield in The Nation

Featuring MSFC’s Executive Director, Pamela Merritt. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, abortion opponents weren’t the only ones ready to embrace a world beyond it. Dr. …

September 11, 2023

Restore Roe, or Go Beyond It? The Question Is Fracturing the Abortion Rights Movement By Madison Pauly in Mother Jones

Not long after Election Day last November, Pamela Merritt joined a call with other abortion-rights activists in Missouri to discuss a daring proposal: sidestepping the state’s ruling Republicans by directly …