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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
Dane County Court affirms legal right to abortion in Wisconsin
On Tuesday (Dec. 5), a Dane County circuit court issued a final ruling determining that an 1849 Wisconsin law does not apply to abortions provided with the consent of the pregnant person. The decision declares …
Study explores impact of cash transfers on contraception use and satisfaction for mothers with low incomes
A new study published in the journal Contraception found relatively high levels of contraceptive satisfaction in a large sample of women living on low incomes. However, modest monthly cash transfers had few impacts on contraceptive …
Study details barriers to legislative advocacy on abortion for reproductive health experts
In a new article in the journal Contraception, UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity researchers Emma Romell, Daniela Mansbach, and Alisa Von Hagel detail the barriers reproductive health experts face in conducting legislative advocacy on abortion.
Study: 22% of surveyed physicians underestimate abortion safety, less likely to refer for abortion care
In a new study published in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity researchers found that physicians’ beliefs about the safety of abortion are linked to their abortion care behaviors. Specifically, physicians who underestimated the safety of abortion were less likely to have referred patients for abortion care.
UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity update on availability of abortion care in Wisconsin
Today, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) has announced that it will resume abortion healthcare services at two locations in the state starting on Monday, Sept. 18. In their decision, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin cites a …
Wisconsin women report barriers to accessing contraception services
A new study by Liza Fuentes and Guttmacher Institute researchers provides a comprehensive assessment of access to primary and contraceptive healthcare in three states, including Wisconsin. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, provide …
UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity update on latest mifepristone ruling
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday released a ruling on the widely used abortion medication mifepristone. Access to mifespristone will not change until the U.S. Supreme Court decides in this case. But if the ruling goes into effect, it would bring big changes to abortion care.
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CORE in the Media: The Latest
- WPR: After latest ruling, what abortion restrictions still exist in Wisconsin?
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Even if Wisconsin abortion ban overturned, women will face obstacles to care (op-ed)
- As Goes Wisconsin: Wisconsin a year after the Dobbs decision
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: National report finds sharp decline in abortions in the US since Dobbs decision
- The Cap Times: Report: Wisconsin saw virtually complete abortion stoppage after Dobbs
- MSNBC: Prof. Tiffany Green: Residents in Wisconsin were living in post-Roe world before Dobbs decision
- Wisconsin Examiner: How are Wisconsin women doing under the 1849 ban?
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