MSFC in the News
December 2, 2022
Foster: OB/GYNs face legal uncertainties related to abortion bansFeaturing MSFC’s Chapter Leaders, Alana Carstensand Mary Rose Porter Alana Carstens Yalom is a third-year OB/GYN resident at the University of New Mexico. She attended medical school at Tulane University …
November 28, 2022
Se está formando una generación de médicos que apoya el derecho a decidirFeaturing MSFC’s Board Member, Patty Gonzales. Most Peruvian doctors graduate with circumstantial knowledge about abortion. Faced with this information gap in universities, Medical Students for Choice trains medical students interested …
November 7, 2022
Inside a Michigan clinic, patients talk about abortion — and a looming statewide voteFeaturing MSFC Alumna, Dr. Audrey Lance. The night before her abortion, Melissa had to travel to another state. She drove overnight from Ohio to Michigan, and didn’t reach her hotel …
October 19, 2022
Abortion access looms over medical residency applicationsFeaturing MSFC’s Executive Director, Pamela Merritt. Students in obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine — two of the most popular medical residencies — face tough choices about where to advance their training …
October 16, 2022
University of Washington students rally for reproductive rightsSixty people gathered on the University of Washington campus, October 16, to rally for reproductive rights. Called by Progressive Students Union (PSU), this protest was in response to the national …
October 10, 2022
On Pennsylvania’s campaign trail, the doctor will see you nowPhysicians across Pennsylvania are politicking in unprecedented ways with less than a month to go before the midterm election, making the case that the abortion restrictions proposed by Republicans would …
October 7, 2022
Medical students rally to support reproductive rightsUMass Chan Medical School students came together Thursday, Oct. 6, to advocate with medical students nationwide for safe, legal, accessible abortion; gender-affirming care; comprehensive access to sex education and contraception; …
October 6, 2022
With ‘Roe’ Overturned, How Will Medical Students Receive Abortion Training?Hanna Amanuel recalls observing a second-trimester abortion at a hospital, in part because her work allowed her to shadow the doctor. Outside of medical school classes and pro-abortion groups such …
October 3, 2022
Abortion Doctors Under the MicroscopeFeaturing MSFC Founder, Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD. When Jody Steinauer was growing up in the ’80s in Nebraska, Roe v. Wade had been decided less than a decade earlier. The important women …
September 25, 2022
OU medical students fear state legislation will further restrict access to comprehensive reproductive educationFeaturing MSFC’s chapter members form the OU College of Medicine. When longtime Oklahoma resident Christen Jarshaw joined the OU College of Medicine’s class of 2023, she knew the limitations she …