MSFC in the News

May 19, 2022

Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Abortion-Ban Measure By Ella Ceron in Bloomberg Law

MSFC Board Member and Oklahoma University medical student, Ian Peake. After Texas’s ban, known as SB8, took effect in September, about 45% of residents who traveled out of state for abortion services …

May 17, 2022

Abortion resistance braces for demands of a post-Roe future By Claire Galofaro in The Associated Press

The day’s first caller begged for help to cross state lines and end her pregnancy. “Please,” the woman from Texas said in her voicemail. “Anything would be greatly appreciated.” Three …

May 16, 2022

The ‘new face’ of the anti-abortion movement By Elle Reeves in CNN

Following the leak of the SCOTUS draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, CNN’s Elle Reeves talks to anti-abortion activists in Missouri who are working to limit abortions in …

May 14, 2022

Hundreds rally in St. Paul as part of wave of abortion rights protests By StarTribune in Richard Chin

[…] Mayo Clinic medical school students Giovanna Grigsby-Rocca and Jordan Richardson carried signs saying “Med students for choice,” and “Future pediatrician for choice.” “I believe abortion is health care,” said …

May 14, 2022

‘Bans off our bodies’ rally brings hundreds of people together in downtown Syracuse By Delana Thomas in CNY Central

 Hundreds of people gathered at the University United Methodists Church to attend a “Bans off our Bodies” rally on Saturday. The streets and sidewalks surrounding the church were filled with …

May 12, 2022

Advocates say more Black women will die if abortions are banned By Andrea Y. Henderson in St. Louis American

[…] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are more than three times as likely to die while giving birth as white women. Banning abortions also …

May 11, 2022

The Potential End of Roe Won’t Stop This Abortion Provider-in-Training By Christina Sturdivant Sani in The Washington Post

Interview to Sherry Reddix, 2022 graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine and member of Unmuted MSFC. I’m from Mississippi, and my whole family is in the field of medicine. …

May 9, 2022

Missouri Abortion Ban Would Hit Marginalized Communities the Hardest By Monica Obradovic in Riverfront Times

Ask any pro-choice advocate if they were surprised by the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, and they’ll most likely say no. Pamela Merritt, executive director of …

May 7, 2022

Protesters gather at Ohio Statehouse in support of LGBTQ, abortion rights By Erica Thompson in The Columbus Dispatch

[…] “A pregnant person’s body has to change so much to support a fetus,” said Perryman, 22, of King-Lincoln/Bronzeville, who also is a member of Medical Students for Choice. “There …