AMSA President as Guest of Congressman Bobby Scott at State of the Union Address
March 12, 2024by Rohini Kousalya Siva, MD, MPH, MS, National President of the American Medical Student Association I am thrilled to share the profound experience I had as the honored guest of Congressman Bobby Scott at the State of the Union address. Congressman Scott’s invitation speaks volumes about the vital commitment all legislators should uphold: amplifying the…
Honoring, Celebrating, and Loving Abortion Providers, Today and Every Day
March 09, 2024Honoring, Celebrating, and Loving Abortion Providers, Today and Every Day Written by Jeff Koetje, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Programming Strategist March 10th marks Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the courage and commitment of healthcare providers who offer abortion care. Especially in the wake of the Dobbs decision in 2022, abortion care…
Embryos and Ideology: IVF Ruling in Alabama Emphasizes What’s at Stake in a Post-Roe World
March 08, 2024By Elissa Cleland, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Chair and rising M3 at Eastern Virginia Medical School On February 20th, the Alabama Supreme Court made the decision to limit a birthing person’s choice of when and how to have children. Many Alabama politicians seem painfully unaware of the ramifications of this decision; however, we have already…
The Inherent Intersection between IVF, Assisted Reproductive Treatments (ART) & Abortion Care
March 02, 2024The Inherent Intersection between IVF, Assisted Reproductive Treatments (ART) & Abortion Care Written by Anna Hindman, AMSA Reproductive Health Project Fellow & 4th year medical student at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Aliye Runyan, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Strategist Hearing the news last week that the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen…
Abortion Bans: Denial of Bodily Autonomy; Long-lasting Consequences
February 24, 2024Abortion Bans: Denial of Bodily Autonomy; Long-lasting Consequences Written by Aliye Runyan, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Strategist An impactful article, displayed in photojournalism style, came out in ProPublica this past week. The story focuses on one woman and her family during the year following a denied abortion in the state of Tennessee. The story…
Recap of AMSA’s Repro Health Project Engagement at The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Medical Student Education
February 17, 2024Recap of AMSA’s Repro Health Project Engagement at The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Medical Student Education Written by Anna Hindman, AMSA Reproductive Health Project Fellow and 4th year medical student at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Last weekend, our AMSA Reproductive Health Project presented and exhibited our…
