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.
Year: 2025
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.
A note to CORE’s community
In a time of palpable uncertainty, CORE has been closely following the new presidential administration’s executive orders, actions, and proposed policies. While so much is in flux, rest assured that CORE’s mission and values remain the same.
Study: Medicaid abortion coverage in Illinois led to increased access to care
New research led by UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity postdoctoral scholar Taehyun Kim shows that after Illinois introduced Medicaid coverage for abortion care, more Illinois residents were able to access abortion services.
Contraceptive access: What to expect from the new presidential administration
As the new presidential administration takes office, broad changes are expected to policies affecting reproductive healthcare. Here, we outline anticipated impacts on access to contraceptive care.
Study: Mandatory waiting periods for abortion increase intimate partner violence
A study published in December in the Journal of Health Economics by UW-Madison researchers finds that state-mandated waiting periods for abortion are associated with increases in intimate partner violence against women of reproductive age.