MSFC in the News
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…
Continue ReadingOther News
Voices from the Frontlines: Dr. Kristyn Brandi on Claiming Space and Shaping the Future of Abortion Care
Abortion providers do more than deliver essential healthcare—they advocate, educate, and push back against the stigma that surrounds their work. I had the honor of speaking to Dr. Kristyn Brandi, …
Missouri’s Abortion Rights Amendment Fell Into the Fetal Viability Trap. Let’s Talk About It.
“I’m not asking for perfect. I’m asking for justice. I don’t think asking people to consider the needs of Black people, and poor people, and undocumented people, and people under …
From Our Blog
Bringing Abortion Stories to the Stage: The Abortion Monologues as a Tool for Advocacy
Medical Students for Choice NYC, a coalition of medical students at multiple institutions in New York City, hosts an annual fundraiser to raise money for important, practical support organizations that …