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Medical students’ abortion training is stifled in a post-Dobbs nation: Hannah Ahrendt and Eija Kent
Mar 29, 2023 | By Hannah Ahrendt and Eija Kent in Cleveland.com
By MSFC’s student leaders, Hannah Ahrendt and Eija Kent.
Medical school is like drinking from a fire hydrant – too much to learn in a limited amount of time. But what happens when that fire hydrant gets shut off, so only a small trickle of knowledge flows out? That was what happened this summer when the Dobbs v. Jackson decision restricted access to abortion training nationally.
Medical education is expansive, covering every common condition and procedure to prepare physicians to provide high-quality care. Despite an average of over 600,000 abortions performed in 2020 in the United States, abortion training is not mandatory in medical school curriculum.
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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
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