MSFC in the News
‘Like walking on glass’: Anxious post-Roe era for Tulane’s Medical School
Aug 30, 2022 | By Martha Sanchez in The Tulane Hullabaloo
[…]
A recent Washington Post report found doctors across practices are turning down offers from conservative states. Abortion providers are rushing to relocate. In Louisiana, 25 parishes lack an OB-GYN and nurse midwife.
Gambala said medical education at Tulane will not change, but she thinks the law will affect the students, residents and physicians who choose Tulane in the future.
That makes Eva Kruger, a second-year medical student and member of Medical Students for Choice, uneasy. Those losses would mean “many fewer mentors, that many fewer providers,” she said. She is focused on protecting abortion education in Louisiana and sending pro-choice medical students to lobby at the state capitol in the fall. But the worry remains.
Continue ReadingOther News
The Grim Reality Of Maternal Health For Young Women In Nigeria
Nigeria continues to carry a heavy burden of maternal mortality, estimated at over 800 per 100,000 live births, with stark regional disparities worsening outcomes for very young mothers. Our country …
Wisconsin law does not ban abortion, but advocates warn reproductive care is still at risk
In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled invalid an 1849 criminal statute that had been interpreted as an abortion ban. The law had outlawed the procedure for a year after …
From Our Blog
Lives at Stake: 4 Consequences of Ambiguous Laws that Criminalize Healthcare
Unintended pregnancies don’t care whether you do or don’t support abortions. Reproductive healthcare providers face this hard truth when treating their patients. We conducted interviews with reproductive healthcare providers in …