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: Abortion restrictions threaten miscarriage management for hundreds of thousands of Americans
A recent study from CORE researchers, led by Jenna Nobles, finds that every single year in the United States, pregnant people experience more than 1 million miscarriages, with nearly 400,000 of those miscarriages occurring in …
New CORE brief explores Dobbs decision’s impact on the ob-gyn workforce in Wisconsin
A new CORE brief presents evidence that the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision may worsen access to obstetricians-gynecologists (ob-gyns) in Wisconsin and nationwide. A related one-page snapshot summarizes …
UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity update on Wisconsin Supreme Court advancing two abortion lawsuits
Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that it would hear two lawsuits related to the right to abortion care in the state. One case, filed by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, challenges the 1849 …
Two years after Dobbs, abortion is available in Wisconsin, but restrictions are fierce
Today marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the federal right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade five decades ago. Each U.S. state now determines the legality …
UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity update on Supreme Court preserving access to abortion medication mifepristone
Today the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that would have made mifepristone, a widely used abortion medication, less accessible. Mifepristone remains available for abortion care in the U.S. under current FDA rules in states that …
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CORE in the Media: The Latest
- Wisconsin State Journal: Dobbs forced at least 1,500 unintended births, causing harm to Wisconsin communities (guest column)
- 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
- MSNBC: Prof. Tiffany Green: Residents in Wisconsin were living in post-Roe world before Dobbs decision
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