MSFC in the News
March 13, 2023
Penn Reproductive Justice to increase activity through new educational, political initiativesPenn Reproductive Justice, a student organization founded by three undergraduate students in June 2022, has been increasing its presence on campus over the last several months. […] The group’s largest …
February 22, 2023
It’s time for Missouri hospitals to find their voice and fight backAs one of the last abortion providers in Missouri, I was part of the fight to preserve reproductive freedom, a fight that was siloed, isolated and othered in the practice …
February 21, 2023
As Restrictions Complicate Abortion Training in Medical Schools, Papayas Are Filling a Gap[…] During a manual vacuum aspiration, or MVA, a physician applies local anesthesia then inserts a small manual suction device into the uterus. Once safely inserted, the physician pulls back …
February 7, 2023
Student Doctor of the Year exemplifies D.O. philosophyJordyn Austin has known she’s wanted to be a doctor since middle school. “My mom is a pharmacist, my grandma was a nurse, my other grandmother was a nursing home …
January 21, 2023
Abortion restrictions limit training of future U.S. doctorsSunday marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion across the U.S. before it was overturned last summer. Since then, abortions …
January 15, 2023
Protecting reproductive rights: the importance of abortion training for medical traineesAs I was walking between classes as a pre-medical undergraduate student in 2018, I saw that the Student Assembly for Gender Empowerment was distributing hats that read “PROTECT ROE v. …
December 23, 2022
How Young People Shaped 2022[…] After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, current and prospective doctors began to worry about their ability to safely provide reproductive care. One nonprofit organization, Medical Students for Choice, …
December 2, 2022
Foster: OB/GYNs face legal uncertainties related to abortion bansAlana Carstens Yalom is a third-year OB/GYN resident at the University of New Mexico. She attended medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans and entertained the idea of returning …
November 28, 2022
Se está formando una generación de médicos que apoya el derecho a decidirMost Peruvian doctors graduate with circumstantial knowledge about abortion. Faced with this information gap in universities, Medical Students for Choice trains medical students interested in abortion management with a focus …
November 7, 2022
Inside a Michigan clinic, patients talk about abortion — and a looming statewide voteThe night before her abortion, Melissa had to travel to another state. She drove overnight from Ohio to Michigan, and didn’t reach her hotel until 3 a.m. But just a …