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Honoring, Celebrating, and Loving Abortion Providers, Today and Every Day

Honoring, 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

By 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

The 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

Abortion 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...