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To support future abortion care providers and advocate for reproductive justice globally. http://msfc.org/donate/

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2025 Conference on Family Planning - Medical Students for Choice 2025 Conference on Family Planning Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health Portland, Oregon | December 6 - 7 , 2025

Secure your spot today: msfc.org/conferences/...

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πŸ’™ Join us at the 2025 Conference on Family Planning: Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health on December 6-7th, in Portland, Oregon. Registration closes Friday, October 31st. No late or on-site registration will be available.⁠

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Mean Girls Scene:

On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.

"It's 4 weeks until the 2025 CoFP registration closes."

Mean Girls Scene: On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was. "It's 4 weeks until the 2025 CoFP registration closes."

It's October 3rd, and conference registration closes this month! ⏳⁠
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Each year, MSFC organizes conferences and events that expand access to abortion and reproductive health education for medical students and residents around the world.⁠

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Event Resources - Medical Students for Choice Event Topics These one-page guides contain slide decks, articles, workshop ideas, and other resources to host events.Β  Don’t see what you’re looking for?

MSFC HQ can lend you supplies to host an NSV workshop, providing students with the opportunity to learn and practice essential techniques.

🩺 To request materials and resources for workshops, visit: msfc.org/medical-stud...

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Image: No-Scalpel Vasectomy Workshop

AirDrop MSFC would like to share a photo. Image: No-Scalpel Vasectomy Workshop

A No-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) is a safe and common method of permanent family planning that works by surgically interrupting the flow of sperm through the removal of sections of the vas deferens. βœ‚οΈ

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2025 Conference on Family Planning - Medical Students for Choice 2025 Conference on Family Planning Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health Portland, Oregon | December 6 - 7 , 2025

πŸ’™ Start your abortion training at our 2025 Conference on Family Planning on December 6-7th, in Portland, Oregon. Register now: msfc.org/conferences/...

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πŸ’‘ Informed decision-making and trauma-informed, person-centered patient care
πŸ“£ Medical student advocacy and community engagement
🌍 Global reproductive health disparities and abortion access

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πŸ₯Ό Best practices in reproductive healthcare, screening guidelines, emerging technologies, and new treatment options
βš–οΈ Ethical and legal frameworks around sexual and reproductive health, plus policy changes needed to promote equitable access to services
🩺 Abortion as essential healthcare

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Medical Student Advice

Blue - You should register for the 2025 Conference on Family Planning
Purple - You should register for the 2025 Conference on Family Planning but in purple

Image: A pie chart with blue at 90% and purple at 10% with an MVA kit, papaya, and IUD placement kit.

Medical Student Advice Blue - You should register for the 2025 Conference on Family Planning Purple - You should register for the 2025 Conference on Family Planning but in purple Image: A pie chart with blue at 90% and purple at 10% with an MVA kit, papaya, and IUD placement kit.

This year’s conference will focus on the theme of β€œEmpowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health” ✨ and will feature interactive and didactic sessions highlighting:

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Medication abortion via telehealth is safe and now makes up 1 in 4 of all abortions in the U.S. 

Defend mife in all 50 states.

Medication abortion via telehealth is safe and now makes up 1 in 4 of all abortions in the U.S. Defend mife in all 50 states.

We're celebrating 25 years of safe, effective medication abortionβ€”a popular method of care that’s helped millions of people make their own healthcare decisions πŸ₯‚ #MifeInAll50

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2025 Conference on Family Planning - Medical Students for Choice 2025 Conference on Family Planning Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health Portland, Oregon | December 6 - 7 , 2025

πŸ“… Join us on December 6-7th in Portland, Oregon! Registration closes on October 31st.
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Conference registration is required to receive the pre-registration link for the hands-on training simulations. For more information, visit: msfc.org/conferences/...

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HANDS-ON TRAINING
SESSIONS

Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Intrauterine Device (IUD) Placement

All hands-on training simulations will be limited enrollment sessions only open to medical students and advanced practice clinicians in training. Conference registration is required.

Saturday, December 6th
β€’ Educational Program on Bayer
IUDs: An Overview for New
Learners
β€’ Abortion Techniques: MVA
Hands-on Training #1

Sunday, December 7th
β€’ The Liletta Levonorgestrel
52 mg IUD: An Overview and Hands-on Training
β€’ Abortion Techniques: MVA
Hands-on Training #2

HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSIONS Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Intrauterine Device (IUD) Placement All hands-on training simulations will be limited enrollment sessions only open to medical students and advanced practice clinicians in training. Conference registration is required. Saturday, December 6th β€’ Educational Program on Bayer IUDs: An Overview for New Learners β€’ Abortion Techniques: MVA Hands-on Training #1 Sunday, December 7th β€’ The Liletta Levonorgestrel 52 mg IUD: An Overview and Hands-on Training β€’ Abortion Techniques: MVA Hands-on Training #2

Medical students and advanced practice clinicians in training (including nursing students, NP students, and PA students) are invited to attend the limited enrollment, hands-on training workshops at MSFC's 2025 Conference on Family Planning.

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Event Resources - Medical Students for Choice Event Topics These one-page guides contain slide decks, articles, workshop ideas, and other resources to host events.Β  Don’t see what you’re looking for?

As future providers, it's important to be informed about all the options available to patients to protect their health and make informed choices.

Explore MSFC’s resources on Reproductive Health Access and Advocacy: msfc.org/medical-stud...

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September is
Sexual Health Awareness Month

Sexual health is health care.

Everyone deserves access to the care and resources needed to make informed decisions on contraception, STI prevention, and abortion care.

Taking care of your sexual health means having the knowledge and access you need to make the decisions that are right for you.

September is Sexual Health Awareness Month Sexual health is health care. Everyone deserves access to the care and resources needed to make informed decisions on contraception, STI prevention, and abortion care. Taking care of your sexual health means having the knowledge and access you need to make the decisions that are right for you.

Abortion is an essential part of sexual health. πŸ’œ At MSFC, we organize to support medical students with resources to plan workshops and host events on abortion and reproductive health care. #SexualHealthAwareness #SexualHealthAwarenessMonth

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Giving to MSFC - Medical Students for Choice Your gift to MSFC will support future abortion care providers and allow them to advocate for reproductive justice globally. Help make reproductive

September 28th marks #InternationalSafeAbortionDay, and your donation directly supports medical students and residents attending the 2025 Conference on Family Planning, making reproductive healthcare education and abortion training more accessible.

✨ Donate today: msfc.org/about-us/giv...

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Every year, MSFC members, alums, and faculty come together at our annual conference to address divides in reproductive health, equity, and justice through medical student education, training, and advocacy.

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We're ready to expand reproductive health care! Are you ready?

πŸ’™ Start your abortion training and register for MSFC's 2025 Conference on Family Planning in Portland, Oregon, on December 6-7th! Register now: msfc.org/conferences/... #ReproductiveHealth #AbortionAccess #MedStudent

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Curriculum Reform - Medical Students for Choice MSFC believes that abortion and family planning training should be a standard part of all medical school curricula. Many MSFC chapters have successfully

Email students@msfc.org for personalized help or visit: msfc.org/medical-stud...

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A person holds up a protest sign: Abortion is healthcare. Privacy is a right.

A person holds up a protest sign: Abortion is healthcare. Privacy is a right.

Various regions need more trained abortion and reproductive healthcare providers. Abortion bans create fewer providers and more barriers for pregnant patients in the future.

We're here to assist medical students with abortion advocacy and curriculum reform on campus.

πŸ“·: shotbybindra

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Medical student holding a cup of coffee with text centered: Abortion is healthcare. Med students need access to abortion training for their future patients.

Medical student holding a cup of coffee with text centered: Abortion is healthcare. Med students need access to abortion training for their future patients.

Abortion training must be a standard part of medical education. 🩺⁠
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Providing abortion training to medical students means their future patients can trust that their health and safety come first. #AbortionisHealthcare

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Medical Students for Choice | Fundraising Merchandise | Bonfire Over 25 years ofΒ creating tomorrow’s abortion providers and pro-choice physicians.

✨ We love seeing the MSFC community in action, so don’t forget to tag us when you wear your merch!
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Shop MSFC merch: www.bonfire.com/store/medica...

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New MSFC Merch - Help us fund abortion training and education for the next generation of abortion providers!

New MSFC Merch - Help us fund abortion training and education for the next generation of abortion providers!

Design created by our amazing chapter members, Sydney Sheffield! 

- 'Abortion is healthcare' tee

Design created by our amazing chapter members, Sydney Sheffield! - 'Abortion is healthcare' tee

Design created by our amazing community partner and design team, Mister Dixon!

- Papaya tote

Design created by our amazing community partner and design team, Mister Dixon! - Papaya tote

Design created by our amazing chapter member, Sydney Kehoe!

- MSFC mug

Design created by our amazing chapter member, Sydney Kehoe! - MSFC mug

πŸŽ‰ New MSFC merch is here! 😎

🩺 A portion of each purchase helps fund abortion training and reproductive health education for future physicians. Expand access to abortion advocacy and training featuring:

πŸ’œ 'Abortion is healthcare' tee
πŸ’œ Papaya tote
πŸ’œ MSFC mug

#MedStudents #AbortionProviders

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Lives at Stake: 4 Consequences of Ambiguous Laws that Criminalize HealthcareΒ  - Medical Students for Choice Unintended pregnancies don't care whether you do or don’t support abortions. Reproductive healthcare providers face this hard truth when treating their

πŸ“° New on the blog: Isabelle Newman and Anna-Grace Lilly conducted interviews with reproductive healthcare providers in Tennessee after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, and the subsequent implementation of one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.
msfc.org/lives-at-sta...

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2025 Conference on Family Planning - Medical Students for Choice 2025 Conference on Family Planning Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health Portland, Oregon | December 6 - 7 , 2025

πŸ“… This plenary session will take place at the 2025 Conference on Family Planning: Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Registration is now open and closes on October 31st.

For more information and to register, visit msfc.org/conferences/...

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2025 Conference on Family Planning - Medical Students for Choice 2025 Conference on Family Planning Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health Portland, Oregon | December 6 - 7 , 2025

It also dramatizes the experiences of the researchers who conducted the study, as they navigate the moral, legal, and emotional complexities of their work.

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Saturday – Plenary Session

The Turnaway Play: Sisters, Science, and Storytelling

The Greene sisters, Diana Greene Foster, principal investigator and author of The Turnaway Study, and Lesley Greene, author of The Turnaway Play, will discuss their collaboration to bring the science of the Turnaway Study to the stage.

December 6-7th, 2025 
Portland, OR

Saturday – Plenary Session The Turnaway Play: Sisters, Science, and Storytelling The Greene sisters, Diana Greene Foster, principal investigator and author of The Turnaway Study, and Lesley Greene, author of The Turnaway Play, will discuss their collaboration to bring the science of the Turnaway Study to the stage. December 6-7th, 2025 Portland, OR

🌟 Plenary Session Highlight! β€” The Turnaway Play: Sisters, Science, and Storytelling

The Turnaway Play gives voice to participants in the Turnaway Study as they recount their experiences of receiving wanted abortions or being denied care.

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Get Involved - Medical Students for Choice Are you interested in joining the MSFC movement? Join our network of student leaders who are working to train themselves and their peers on abortion and

The fruit is used as the model, the stem can represent the cervix, and medical students use the MVA procedure to remove the pulp and seeds, which simulate suctioning the products of conception from the uterus.

πŸ’™ Get your med school more involved in reproductive health care: msfc.org/medical-stud...

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Photo of an abortion training event with text: Which fruit are you using as a uterine model in abortion training? Dragon fruits, papayas, tomatoes.

Photo of an abortion training event with text: Which fruit are you using as a uterine model in abortion training? Dragon fruits, papayas, tomatoes.

Papayas are often used as a uterine model in Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) workshops for abortion training, but you may substitute dragon fruit, tomatoes, or small cantaloupes. #AbortionAccess #AbortionCare #MedSchool

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Event Resources - Medical Students for Choice Event Topics These one-page guides contain slide decks, articles, workshop ideas, and other resources to host events.Β  Don’t see what you’re looking for?

We’re so grateful for everything these physicians in training do to protect abortion access. ✨

Explore our Event Resources to plan the next chapter event: msfc.org/medical-stud...

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Scrapbook collage of MSFC photos from previous years.

Scrapbook collage of MSFC photos from previous years.

We πŸ’œ our incredible MSFC community!

At medical schools across multiple countries, MSFC chapters create spaces to organize, connect, and build the skills needed to advance reproductive health care.

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