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Look Up! Roe Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Sep 12, 2023 | By Amy Littlefield in The Nation
Featuring MSFC’s Executive Director, Pamela Merritt.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, abortion opponents weren’t the only ones ready to embrace a world beyond it. Dr. Colleen McNicholas, for one, had presided over the last abortion clinic in Missouri, where doctors performed fewer than 100 abortions in the year before Roe fell. The state restrictions allowed under Roe, including a 72-hour waiting period, meant that most Missourians seeking abortions were already traveling out of state for care. Erika Christensen, for another, had learned in 2016, when she was 30 weeks pregnant, that her fetus wouldn’t be able to breathe outside the womb. Since her home state of New York had criminalized abortion after 24 weeks, she flew to Colorado and paid $10,000 for an injection to end her pregnancy…
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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 …
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Primary care physicians should receive abortion training
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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, …