MSFC in the News
April 26, 2023
Post-Dobbs, WashU Med Students Fight for Reproductive Education, Healthcare, and JusticeFeaturing MSFC’s chapter leaders, Caroline Cary and Paula Valiño. Caroline Cary, a first-year at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Medicine, decided to go to medical school because of …
April 4, 2023
PHOTOS: The Rally for Our Rights unites community members at the Wisconsin State CapitolThe Rally for Our Rights gathered community members to stand up for transgender and women’s rights on Sunday, April 2 at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This rally was organized by …
April 4, 2023
Democrats want to restore Roe. They’re divided on whether to go even furtherFeaturing MSFC’s alumna, Dr. Colleen McNicholas and MSFC’s Executive Director, Pamela Merritt. The abortion rights movement is split over how to restore access to the procedure as it prepares for …
March 29, 2023
Medical students’ abortion training is stifled in a post-Dobbs nation: Hannah Ahrendt and Eija KentBy MSFC’s student leaders, Hannah Ahrendt and Eija Kent. Medical school is like drinking from a fire hydrant – too much to learn in a limited amount of time. But …
March 26, 2023
Abortion rights rally hosted at UW-La CrossePro-choice organization Women Win Wisconsin has partnered with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, Fair Wisconsin, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Progress, Medical Students for Choice, SEIU, Human Rights Campaign, and …
March 25, 2023
As South Bans Abortion, Thousands Turn to Illinois ClinicsFeaturing MSFC’s alumna, Dr. Colleen McNicholas. Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her. “Oh, ugh,” she said, eyes widened, before she …
March 17, 2023
How Dobbs Upended Med Students’ FuturesFeaturing MSFC’s Board Member, Rose Al Abosy. Rose Al Abosy was on the last day of their maternal-fetal medicine sub-internship last year when the Dobbs decision came down. The end …
March 15, 2023
Arizona ‘Medical Students for Life’ Chapter Threatens Patient Health: ‘This Contradicts What We Are Taught in Our Curriculum,’ Say StudentsFeaturing MSFC’s chapter members at Midwestern University COM. There’s misinformation afoot at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. I spent four days on campus earlier this month talking to …
March 15, 2023
How Overturning Roe v. Wade Changed Match Day 2023Sarah McNeilly is a medical student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, and MSFC’s chapter leader. For thousands of medical students, years of hard work …
March 13, 2023
Abortion Training in Texas Is Vanishing[…] Then in September 2021, Senate Bill 8 restricted abortions to the period before fetal cardiac activity can be detected (around five or six weeks gestational age), effectively banning most …