⚖️ Current state and federal efforts to restrict medication abortion access threaten this important, safe, and effective health service.

⚠️ In #Wisconsin, state law prohibits telehealth medication abortion care. Read more in CORE's latest brief ➡️ buff.ly/qQ8iEHn

The above 👆 study also suggests that telehealth is addressing gaps in access for underserved populations. People who ordered pills from the telehealth abortion service Aid Access were more likely to live in areas with:
📊 Higher poverty
🛜 Slower internet
🛣️ Longer travel to clinics

Telemedicine 💊 has significantly increased abortion access in the Midwest and South, especially in areas with restrictive laws, a new study shows.

📝 Key finding: 84% of a telemedicine service's prescriptions went to patients in states with significant restrictions.

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A new CORE study links abortion restrictions to higher rates of referrals to child protective services. ➡️ buff.ly/fpt4jYE
🔍 Zooming in: Abortion restrictions result in negative health outcomes, stress, financial strain, and the potential for family violence, raising child welfare concerns.

Congratulations🎉 to CORE investigator and @wifamilymedicine.bsky.social's Diana Carvajal and other recipients of 2025 @societyfp.bsky.social grants to document the composition of clinicians providing abortion care. The projects aim to track and strengthen the abortion care workforce.

Planned Parenthood of #Wisconsin will pause abortion care at its clinics beginning October 1. 📢
This comes as the organization adapts to federal legislation that excludes Medicaid coverage for family planning clinics providing abortion care.

Read more about the legislation and evidence of impact. ⬇️

CORE research also documents the impacts on Wisconsinites of restricting abortion access.

⚠️ When abortion clinics in #Wisconsin stopped offering services for 15 months post-Dobbs due to an 1849 law, costs of seeking out-of-state abortion care exceeded $1,000.
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The above findings are from @ansirh.bsky.social research in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social. buff.ly/hvhp4Mh

The big picture: "Longer travel times, higher costs, and delays in accessing services are fundamental barriers to care that exacerbate existing reproductive health inequities."
#TeachingTuesday

New research underscores how hurdles to abortion access have soared since the #Dobbs decision. Between 2022-2024:

💰 Travel costs for abortion ⬆️ from $179 to $372
🕰️ Avg. travel time ⬆️ from 2.8 to 11.3 hours
🌙 Overnight stays ⬆️ from 5% to 58%
📈 Second-trimester abortions ⬆️ from 8% to 17%

The Reproductive Equity Action Lab (REAL) led by @tiffanygreen.bsky.social at @wiscobgyn.bsky.social is hiring a research coordinator in Madison, Wisconsin! This role supports a project on racial disparities in postpartum pain treatment and REAL’s broader research portfolio. Details: buff.ly/vM4AHPM

📢 An @amjpublichealth.bsky.social editorial from CORE scholars Jenny Higgins, @lsenderowicz.bsky.social and Diana Carvajal celebrates how a new measure of sexual and reproductive wellbeing from Christine Dehlendorf and team could improve equity and science. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

It is essential to understand and address access disparities across sexual identities to provide adequate care. 🏥

ℹ️ DHS and Planned Parenthood provide #LGBTQ+ reproductive and sexual health resources in #WI and beyond:
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lgbthealth/r...
www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-pare...

Evidence shows that compared to heterosexual individuals, #LGBTQ+ people:

🩺 Have less access to quality reproductive care, leading to higher unintended pregnancy rates

📈 Are more likely to struggle to keep and find medical providers due to abortion bans (www.americanprogress.org/article/new-...)

Recent research finds that #LGBTQ+ individuals’ pregnancies are comparatively more likely to end in abortion than heterosexual individuals'.

🚧 The study also documents the barriers LGBTQ+ people face in accessing reproductive care.

📝: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#TeachingTuesday

A new CORE brief reviews the latest research on the state of abortion in #Wisconsin.⚖️🔍

🚧 Although the Wisconsin Supreme Court last month rejected the state’s 1849 abortion ban, many other restrictive #WI laws hinder abortion access.

📝Read more: go.wisc.edu/ABinWI

#reproductivehealth #healthpolicy

Restrictions include:
❌ Pharmacists can't prescribe contraceptives
💊 No laws require insurance to cover over-the-counter contraceptives or extended pill supplies

📝Read more from CORE about barriers Wisconsinites face accessing contraception: buff.ly/DmZYBkT

#birthcontrol #WI

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A new @prbdata.bsky.social scorecard gives #Wisconsin a mixed grade for how our state's policies protect or restrict access to #contraception. buff.ly/xyhfppo

Protections include:
✅ Expanded Medicaid coverage for family planning services
🏥 Accessible emergency contraception in ERs

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🎉 Congrats to CORE investigator @tiffanylgreen.bsky.social and @wiscobgyn.bsky.social colleague India Anderson-Carter on receiving a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to explore clinician bias in postpartum pain care and reduce disparities for Black birthing people. buff.ly/FeTcLjA

Hi Bluesky!👋🏼

We are the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 🦡

We conduct and share research focused on Wisconsinites' access to abortion and contraception. Follow us for trustworthy, policy-relevant evidence. 📝

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