Findings from a UW CORE study on how doctors view access to abortion were published today in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health. In this research-based editorial, Jenny Higgins, Nicholas Schmuhl, …
Year: 2020
New CORE research on the impact of medication abortion care restrictions in Wisconsin
CORE investigators have published a brief summarizing interviews with Wisconsin healthcare professionals about their experience providing medication abortion care services and how current Wisconsin policies affect their patients and their work. Investigators found overwhelming evidence …
Higgins interviewed on Wide Awake in Wisconsin podcast
Jenny Higgins was recently interviewed for the Wide Awake in Wisconsin podcast hosted by the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health’s Sara Finger. Jenny provides an overview of recent CORE research on the impact of policy …
Jenny Higgins receives Society of Family Planning Mentor Award
CORE Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH, received the Society for Family Planning Mentor Award at the Society’s Annual Meeting on October 9, 2020. This award is for individuals or teams who have demonstrated dedication to …
Jenny Higgins publishes a new study on sexuality and contraceptive method selection
CORE Director Jenny Higgins, CORE Lab member Kelsey Wright, and colleagues at the University of Utah recently published an article examining whether sexuality-related factors (like impact on libido or impact on sexual interruption) are important …
CORE is hiring!
We are hiring two critical team members who will help build CORE and share their expertise in support of its mission. In keeping with CORE’s values, we are especially excited about candidates who represent the …
Meet CORE’s new staff
CORE is delighted to introduce two new members to our team: Zakiyyah Sorensen and Mfonobong Ufot. Zakiyyah Sorensen is the CORE Outreach Lead. In this role, Zakiyyah directs the strategic planning and vision for CORE …
Virtual Roundtable for Choice Words – Writers on Abortion September 14 at 6 pm
A Room of One’s Own, an independent bookstore in Madison, is sponsoring a virtual roundtable with contributors and editors of Choice Words: Writers on Abortion September 14 at 6 pm. You can register for the …
Senderowicz and Higgins: Reproductive autonomy is nonnegotiable, even in the time of COVID-19
CORE researchers Leigh Senderowicz and Jenny Higgins published an article in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health outlining concerns about ways COVID-19 threatens reproductive autonomy now and into the future, including additional barriers …
What is third-party standing?
The recent US Supreme Court June Medical Services vs. Russo ruling upholds third-party standing, or the right of doctors and clinics to bring a lawsuit to court on behalf of their patients. Researchers at the …