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UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE)
@wisccore.bsky.social
Initiative at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that supports and translates rigorous, policy-relevant research on reproductive health, equity, and autonomy in Wisconsin and beyond.
New research in @jamanetworkopen.com finds that over-the-counter (OTC) oral contraceptives may improve equitable access 📈 to contraception.
💊 OTC pill users were more likely than prescription users to be uninsured, adolescent, and residents of rural areas.
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#TeachingTuesday
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Numerous CORE scholars, along with colleagues from other Wisconsin institutions and communities, will present at the 2025 Society of Family Planning @societyfp.bsky.social Annual Meeting, held Oct. 25–27 in Pittsburgh. We look forward to sharing and learning! 📝

🗓️ View the list: buff.ly/SAEoc7C
Wisconsin scholars to present at 2025 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting
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…
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October 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
📢 @guttmacher.org's @megankavanaugh.bsky.social, with CORE Director Jenny Higgins and others, propose a new method to assess contraceptive access impact, focusing on individual needs and perspectives for better sexual and reproductive health equity. In @contraceptionjl.bsky.social! ➡️ buff.ly/qcfjxBJ
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
📢 UW-Madison's Social Science Research Services (SSRS) is coordinating with @uwsoc.bsky.social to hire a communications and events specialist! SSRS staff support the Center for Demography and Ecology and the Center for the Demography of Health and Aging.
Interested? Learn more and apply by Oct. 16 ➡️
Outreach Program Coordinator - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment…
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October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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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#TeachingTuesday
October 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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.
Study: Reduced abortion access linked to increased involvement in child welfare system
A study published recently in the Journal of Health Economics by UW-Madison researchers links the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which curtailed abortion access in many states, to a significant…
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October 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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.
Grants - Society of Family Planning
The Society of Family Planning is the source for abortion and contraception science.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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. ⬇️
Abortion access reduced in Wisconsin as Planned Parenthood pauses abortion care
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has announced that it will halt scheduling appointments for abortion care at its clinics beginning October 1. This change comes as the organization adapts to federal le...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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%
September 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
September 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📢 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/...
A Measure Aligned With Reproductive Justice, Human Rights, and Sexual Well-Being…? Yes Please, and Here’s Why | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 9
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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
August 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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

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August 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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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August 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🎉 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
Green, Anderson-Carter receive Wisconsin Partnership Program grant - Ob-Gyn UW-Madison
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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August 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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
About CORE
Our Mission CORE conducts research and shares evidence that focuses on Wisconsinites’ access to abortion and contraception. We aim to inform policies and programs so that all Wisconsinites may live wi...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM