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Free & Just: Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys joins local physicians and medical students at roundtable in Madison as attacks on abortion, access to health care escalate
Aug 26, 2025 | By WisPolitics in WisPolitics
Featuring Morgan Homme, member of the MSFC's chapter at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Today, Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys joined local physicians and medical students at a roundtable to highlight how Trump-era and Republican-led attacks on abortion access are harming families, impacting health care providers, and undermining the education of a generation of medical students in our country.
Today’s event is part of Free & Just’s “Summer Storytelling Series” featuring patient storytellers, local partners, and lawmakers in communities across the country highlighting how Trump-era and Republican-led attacks on abortion access are ending women’s lives and harming families — even in states where abortion remains legal…
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