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A new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers finds that state abortion restrictions enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision are linked to higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). The analysis estimates that near-total abortion bans and increased travel distance to care contributed to about 9,000 additional incidents of IPV among women in affected states.

The latest report from #WeCount, a national effort to count the number of clinician-provided abortions in the United States, documents that abortion numbers continue to rise in both Wisconsin and the U.S., and telehealth is playing a growing role, with about one third of recent abortions for Wisconsin residents delivered by out-of-state shield law providers.

A new study of Wisconsin obstetrician-gynecologists finds that healthcare institutions’ lack of clear clinical and legal guidance after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision not only shaped patient care but also increased clinician stress and eroded their trust in health systems.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.