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. ⬇️

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/...

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

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 (1/2)⬇️

🎉 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. 📝 🔗 core.wisc.edu