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: 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.
New CORE brief documents impacts of abortion restrictions on individuals, families, and communities
A new brief from the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) provides an overview of what science tells us about how individuals, families, and communities are harmed when people are unable to access abortion care.
Op-ed: Even if Wisconsin abortion ban overturned, women will face obstacles to care
State landscape places insurmountable obstacles in way of those most in need of abortion care
New report shows nearly 600 fewer abortions each month in Wisconsin following Dobbs
As the nation nears the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, CORE reflects on the enormous impact of this case on abortion healthcare provision in Wisconsin. A brand …
- More Updates
CORE in the Media: The Latest
- 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?
- More CORE in the Media
Explore CORE in the Media
For media inquiries, please contact Meghan Lepisto, CORE communications manager.
Support CORE
Donate today to contribute to the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity and support our work to develop and share rigorous, policy-relevant research on reproductive health, equity, and autonomy in Wisconsin and beyond.