Advocacy Belongs in Medical Training
Policy shapes patient care long before we ever enter the room. As medical students, we see what treatments are accessible, what resources are available, and what barriers stand in the ...
By Sreyha Nandakumar
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July 30, 2015 | By
What’s Really at Stake in the Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Debacle?
Targeting physicians who provide abortion care is nothing new. The extreme wing of the anti-abortion movement began deliberately targeting physicians in the early 1990’s, leading to a horrifyingly long string …
July 9, 2015 | By
The Scarcity of Abortion Training in America’s Medical Schools
MSFC member Dr. Mara Gordon, a current resident in family medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, recently wrote a piece published in The Atlantic about the dire shortage of training …
June 30, 2015 | By
State Court Blocks Harmful Florida Law
A state court judge just temporarily blocked a new law that forces women to wait 24 hours or more and make at least two trips before accessing safe, legal abortion care. …
June 11, 2015 | By
MSFC Contests Florida’s New Waiting Period Law in Partnership with CRR and the ACLU
Medical Students for Choice is a plaintiff in a lawsuit just filed by Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union against the State of Florida. The suit …
May 12, 2015 | By
Resident Stands Up: Without Training There is No Choice
By: Dr. Michelle Brown As I reflect back on the 4 years of medical school that I just completed, MSFC has been an integral part of my experience here. …
April 6, 2015 | By
Extern Experience: Many Options for Providing Choice
By: Taylor Stanton Since I only discovered MSFC after my first year of medical school, I thought I had already missed my chance at taking part in the Reproductive Health …
March 9, 2015 | By
Provider Profile: Dr. Shannon Connolly
I’m not sure that many people grow up thinking, “When I grow up, I want to be an abortion provider,” but I do think that a lot of people can …
February 19, 2015 | By
Success Spotlight: Queen’s University Belfast
Despite being part of the United Kingdom, abortion is treated differently in Northern Ireland. While abortion has been declared legal in Northern Ireland on certain health-based grounds, the guidelines for …
January 28, 2015 | By
A Chronology of Choice in Canada
Over the years, the landscape of abortion access in Canada has changed dramatically thanks to hardworking activists and brave providers. However, even though government policies allow abortion in Canada, the topic …