On October 27, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumed providing abortion care at its clinics. That announcement followed a nearly monthlong pause in abortion care by the organization as it navigated recently enacted federal legislation excluding Medicaid coverage for family planning clinics providing abortion care.
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Wisconsin scholars to present at 2025 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting
Numerous scholars affiliated with the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, along with colleagues from other Wisconsin institutions and communities, will present at the Society of Family Planning 2025 Annual Meeting October 25–27.
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.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to address key abortion cases: Evidence-based insights from CORE
As the Wisconsin Supreme Court prepares to welcome a new justice, two abortion-related cases are on the court’s docket. In line with CORE’s commitment to support and translate rigorous, policy-relevant research on Wisconsinites’ access to abortion and contraception, we strive to prepare evidence-based insights that may be of use in such cases.
Study: Post-Dobbs, Wisconsin ob-gyns described professional distress and poor care for pregnant patients
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, the threat of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law detrimentally altered the ability of physicians to provide healthcare for pregnant patients and harmed patients facing pregnancy complications according to a new study by UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity researchers.
Abortion access: What to expect from the new presidential administration
As the new presidential administration takes action on many fronts, CORE anticipates significant impacts for reproductive healthcare. In this post, we outline possible presidential actions that would restrict abortion access.