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Restore Roe, or Go Beyond It? The Question Is Fracturing the Abortion Rights Movement
Sep 11, 2023 | By Madison Pauly in Mother Jones
Not long after Election Day last November, Pamela Merritt joined a call with other abortion-rights activists in Missouri to discuss a daring proposal: sidestepping the state’s ruling Republicans by directly asking voters whether to add abortion rights to their state constitution. The group hoped to capitalize on a recent trend. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, pro-choice voters had been showing up to the polls in force, rejecting anti-abortion ballot initiatives in Kansas, Kentucky, and Montana. They went even further in California, Michigan, and Vermont, passing state constitutional amendments to guarantee, among other things, the right to choose abortion…
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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
By MSFC’s Founder, Jody Steinauer, M.D., Ph.D. Abortion restrictions spreading across the county have upended people’s ability to make decisions about their lives, families, and futures. While the overall number …
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, …