MSFC in the News
December 5, 2023
Missouri’s Ballot Measure BattlesFeaturing 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 WisconsinFeaturing 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 limboFeaturing 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 allFeaturing 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 shortagesFeaturing 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 WisconsinFeaturing 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 CeilingFeaturing 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 MovementNot 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 …
June 15, 2023
Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get itFeaturing Sami Stroebel, MSFC’s chapter leader at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Sami Stroebel, an aspiring obstetrician-gynecologist, started medical school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison last summer …
May 31, 2023
Dobbs decision now a factor in med school residency picksFeaturing MSFC’s Board Member, Rose Al Abosy. When Rose Al Abosy began weighing which obstetrics and gynecology residencies to apply to, she spoke to advisers, considered programs’ academics and evaluated …