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Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts
Jan 16, 2024 | By Christine Fernando and Summer Ballentine in PBS News Hour
Featuring Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director
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 ensure access. The sticking point is how far they should go.
The groups have been at odds over whether to include a provision that would allow the state to regulate abortions after the fetus is viable, a concession supporters of the language say will be needed to persuade voters in the conservative state…
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Grant Report
Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) is dedicated to supporting students worldwide to advocate for reproductive freedom, access to contraception, and safe abortion education. Through local chapter events, these student-led initiatives …
Other News
Primary care physicians should receive abortion training
By MSFC’s Founder, Jody Steinauer, M.D., Ph.D. Abortion restrictions spreading across the county have upended people’s ability to make decisions about their lives, families, and futures. While the overall number …
There’s Now a New Low-Cost Emergency Contraception Vending Machine on the Medical Campus
Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at the Boston University Medical Campus Students on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) now have access to low-cost emergency contraception, courtesy of a collaboration among students, …