Welcome to UW CORE
The Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) is an initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. CORE supports and translates rigorous, policy-relevant research on reproductive health, equity, and autonomy in Wisconsin and beyond.
Updates from CORE
Study: Reduced abortion access linked to increased involvement in child welfare system
A study published recently in the Journal of Health Economics links the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which curtailed abortion access in many states, to an uptick in child protective services (CPS) involvement, particularly among communities already marginalized and under-resourced.
Three years after Dobbs, what’s the state of abortion in Wisconsin?
Following the July 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that rejected an 1849 state abortion law, a new CORE brief reviews the latest research on the state of abortion in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects 1849 abortion ban, but access remains restricted
Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the state’s 1849 abortion law. While this decision is critical for abortion rights in Wisconsin, it still leaves in place many unscientific restrictions that hinder abortion access. For background: In …
Welcome Allison Hung, research coordinator
CORE is delighted to introduce a new member of our team — Allison Hung, research coordinator. In this role, her support will help to ensure the success of CORE's research portfolio.
New cuts to the nation’s family planning program will worsen access to contraceptive care in Wisconsin
The Trump administration's recent targeted cuts to the Title X family planning program, if upheld by the courts, along with across-the-board funding reductions, will dramatically weaken the family planning safety net nationally and in Wisconsin.
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CORE in the Media: The Latest
- Isthmus: The next fight for reproductive rights
- PBS News: A look inside the pronatalism movement encouraging Americans to have more children
- WPR: State Supreme Court rules against 19th-century abortion law, saving the doomsday glacier, Great Lakes map
- WORT FM: Abortion legal in Wisconsin, but access still difficult
- WPR: Planned Parenthood, family planning clinics in Wisconsin face cuts under new federal law
- Wisconsin Health News: Report sheds light on OB-GYNs’ struggles after overturn of Roe v. Wade
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