MSFC in the News
August 6, 2022
Should Doctors Break the Law?THE HORRIFIC STORIES are pouring in. A Texas woman’s water breaks at 18 weeks, leaving the fetus’s chance of survival “as close to zero as you’ll ever get in medicine,” …
August 4, 2022
University of Wisconsin medical students examine state’s future after reinstatement of 173-year-old abortion banFeaturing MSFC’s chapter members from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health The Supreme Court’s controversial Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which was released on …
July 27, 2022
Many future doctors may lose access to abortion training as more states move to outlaw itFeaturing MSFC’s chapter members from the Washington State University. Washington State University medical student Carmen Abbe has long been committed to reproductive healthcare access and hopes to one day become …
July 25, 2022
The Insidious Attack on the Training of Ob/Gyn ResidentsFeaturing MSFC Founder, Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD. The Dobbs decision of the Supreme Court is the culmination of half a century of insidiously successful efforts by anti-choice groups to add state restrictions …
July 25, 2022
With limited access to abortion comes limited access to medical training to perform abortionsWhen Roe v. Wade was overturned last month, access to abortion became illegal or uncertain in nearly half the country. And with that, accessing abortion care training has become incredibly difficult for medical students …
July 10, 2022
Abortion Bans Are Limiting What Some Doctors and Med Students Are TaughtFeaturing MSFC Founder, Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD; and MSFC Executive Director, Pamela Merritt. Abortion care is one of the most common medical procedures in the US, yet even before the fall of …
July 8, 2022
‘It’s incredibly far-reaching’: medical students on the Roe reversalFeaturing MSFC chapter members Mackenzie Bennett and Laura Rush. Fourth-year medical student Mackenzie Bennett was on a conference call when news broke that Roe v Wade had been overturned. The …
June 30, 2022
Massive media fail: Abortion coverage ignores misogyny, theocracy, and so much moreThe Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a shattering blow to women, as well as to anyone who believes that women should have the same rights and same autonomy …
June 27, 2022
La. ‘trigger law’ on abortion blocked by state court; abortion care to resumeLouisiana’s “trigger law” has been blocked by a state court in response to the lawsuit filed Monday, June 27, meaning abortion care will resume in the state. A hearing has …
June 27, 2022
Experts Encourage College Campuses to Prepare for Repercussions of Roe v. Wade’s OverturnOn June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had protected reproductive rights in the U.S. for nearly half a century. While many were expecting the court to reverse …