MSFC in the News

February 27, 2024

Nessel supports nixing Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period on abortion By Anna Liz Nichols in The Michigan Advance

Earlier this month, reproductive rights groups joined together for a lawsuit looking to throw out Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for receiving an abortion, as well as other rules, calling the …

February 13, 2024

Abortion rights group files lawsuit to expand access to reproductive care in Michigan By Kyle Kaminski in The 'Gander

Michiganders took decisive action when they voted to enshrine the right to reproductive freedom into the state Constitution in 2022. But according to a lawsuit filed against the state this …

February 6, 2024

U.S. Social Policy Is in Crisis. Academic Medicine Should Address It By Sarah McNeilly and Vivian Kim in Newsweek

Almost everyone who is currently enrolled in medical school has only ever trained in the context of crisis. Since the moment we submitted our applications in 2020, the United States …

February 6, 2024

Abortion clinics, student group sue over Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period By Beth Leblanc in The Detroit News

A Michigan abortion provider and a pro-abortion rights student group have filed suit against the state in a challenge of longstanding state abortion regulations that they say violate the right …

January 25, 2024

California offers abortion training lifeline for medical residents By Laurie Udesky in USA News Today

Bria Peacock chose a career in medicine because the Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community – including access to abortion care. Her commitment was sparked early …

January 21, 2024

The abortion activists who say bringing back Roe is not enough By Susan Rinkunas in The Guardian

Since the devastating loss of Roe v Wade, the abortion rights movement has seen historic levels of support for its cause, particularly through major victories on state ballot initiatives, with …

January 16, 2024

Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts By Christine Fernando and Summer Ballentine in PBS News Hour

Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot measure before voters this fall to roll back one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and …

January 2, 2024

California offers a lifeline for medical residents who can’t find abortion training By Laurie Udesky in The 19th News

Bria Peacock chose a career in medicine because the Black Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community — including access to abortion care. Her commitment to becoming …

December 26, 2023

Guest Column: The Danger of Abortion ‘Compromise’ By Erika Christensen in Abortion, Every Day

We all know the reproductive rights mantra that says we need to keep the government away from our bodies and out of abortion. But behind closed doors, policies that claim …

December 5, 2023

Missouri’s Ballot Measure Battles By Jessica Valenti in Abortion, Every Day

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 a while, you know that there …