While abortion restrictions are on the rise in many states and the legal debate escalates over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of abortion drug mifepristone, students and OB-GYN faculty at UMass Chan Medical School are expanding educational opportunities on the full spectrum of reproductive care for medical students, residents and nurses.

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These changes followed a rally last fall led by the student organization Medical Students for Choice as part of the National Day of Student Action for Reproductive Justice. Organizers launched a petition for bodily autonomy, which called for more preclinical and clinical learning and advocacy on behalf of patients and students…