MSFC in the News
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 …
June 24, 2024
Inside the $100 million plan to restore abortion rights in AmericaWhen Pamela Merritt, executive director of Medical Students for Choice, received word of the launch of Abortion Access Now, she said she “immediately was worried that it would be Roe …
May 19, 2024
Students, faculty advocate for reproductive care post-DobbsOn June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, thus eliminating the …
May 16, 2024
Will Alabama’s IVF Mess Go National?In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be life-changing. I know, because it’s the reason I exist. My parents met later in life, so they knew starting a family might be challenging—and …