Tag: Reproductive Rights

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, The Washington Post notes heightened interest in emergency contraception both in general and especially among college students. At George Washington University, members of the student government rallied around the installment of a new, accessible but discreetly located vending machine to…

The New York Times spotlights how the emergence of an abortion clinic in a college town in Southern Illinois is dividing the community. The population is more diverse and considered progressive  given the presence of Southern Illinois University, but  at the same time historically conservative.  The facility opened to help…

The Washington Post solicits responses from college students across the country about the impact of the reversal of Roe v. Wade on their lives, including their sense of safety on campus, their approach to sex and relationships, and their plans for the future. The perspectives vary from stunned and fearful…

As Inside Higher Ed reports, the debate over access to abortions is both politically and academically contentious. The legitimacy of a paper suggesting that women who get abortions do not end up with poor mental health outcomes has come into question, specifically by another researcher on abortion whose work “has…

After the American Public Health Association (APHA), which made its support of legal access to abortion widely known, discouraged members from attending a rally for reproductive justice, questions abounded. The APHA seems to have been warning members that attending the unofficial event could put them at risk of arrest, Inside…

The New York Times covers the major dilemma for OB-GYN residency programs in states with abortion bans after the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education made clear that programs are still expected to offer access to abortion training. On the one hand, these programs risk legal prosecution if they continue…

According to Insider Higher Ed, an announcement last week from the general counsel at the University of Idaho informed faculty and staff that they may only discuss abortion and contraception in “neutral” terms and told  those who do not comply with this guidance, could find themselves facing both institutional and…

The Washington Post considers the difficult position of today’s medical students, who may want to learn to perform clinical abortions but have fewer opportunities to do so. Medical schools in states with abortion bans are weighing new reproductive regulations against the need to offer some residents training in abortions, leaving…