CORE has paid close attention to the leaked draft opinion in the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that suggests Roe v Wade will be overturned. The opinion is not final; abortion …
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What Would Happen In Wisconsin If Roe v. Wade Falls?
Contraceptives’ Effects on Sexual Experiences Play a Huge Role in Satisfaction, Study Finds
Sexual acceptability – how birth control methods affect users’ sexual well-being – is likely an important component of contraceptive satisfaction, but hasn’t been systematically examined until now. Dissatisfaction with a contraceptive method leads many people …
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Wisconsin: Opportunity to Expand Access by Enabling Family Planning Providers to Bill Medicaid
There is an opportunity in Wisconsin to expand access to gender-affirming care for low-income, transgender people in our state. Rachel Dyer, a CORE researcher and a PhD student in the UW-Madison Department of Counseling Psychology, …
CORE Review Finds Close Association Between Economic and Sexual Wellbeing
A new analysis led by CORE Director Jenny A. Higgins, Madison Lands, Mfonobong Ufot, and Sara McClelland reviewed 47 studies from over 22 countries, and found nearly universal associations between socioeconomic constraints and poorer sexual …
Sexual Health and Flourishing Negatively Impacted by Economic Constraints
New research by CORE investigators documents that poverty and other financial constraints undermine people’s ability to have positive sexual experiences. All major public health organizations in the United States underscore that sexual health involves both …
Study Finds Over Half of Physicians Who Are Willing to Refer for Abortion Care Don’t Know How to Do So
A new study by CORE researchers shows that physicians want to refer patients for abortion services, but many lack the knowledge on how to do so. Published in in Social Science and Medicine – Population …