UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE)

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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.

Light pink graphic with black text and blue highlighting reads "24% of Wisconsinites reported going without needed reproductive health care in 2024-25. Source: Reproductive Health Experiences and Access Study (RHEA)"
CORE Lab member spotlight of Corinne Hale
Research paper titled “I don't want to be in the energy of that situation”: Embodied experiences with telehealth medication abortion
Four years after Dobbs, abortion care is available in Wisconsin, but restrictions limit access
Compared to cisgender and straight people, both transgender and queer people are much less likely to receive their preferred birth control. Source: Leong et al., Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
CORE Lab member spotlight of Lisa Oyolu
People with bi, pan, and other sexual identities face greater barriers to abortion care than heterosexual individuals. Source: Bornstein et al., LGBT Health
CORE Lab member spotlight of Frania Mendoza Lua
CORE Lab member spotlight of Sarah Bass
CORE Lab member spotlight of PhD candidate Shimin Zhao
CORE update and evidence on abortion medication access and legal challenges
CORE Lab member spotlight of Emma Wathen
CORE Lab Member Spotlight of Dana Johnson
Abortion denial and post‑Dobbs restrictions are harming the mental health of pregnant people, their children, and clinicians – especially for communities with few resources and limited access to health care
Graphic in white font on blue background with UW CORE logo. Text reads: "Less than half of adolescent girls and young women can accurately answer questions about contraception. Source: Whitfield et al., Journal of Adolescent Health"
Graphic in white font on blue and yellow background with UW CORE logo and face icon with straight mouth and question mark. Text reads: "Since the Dobbs decision, many doctors who care for adolescents feel unable to help them get abortion care. Source: Bryson et al., Contraception"
Light pink graphic with black text and UW CORE logo reads "More than 1 in 10 Wisconsinites who have been pregnant have visited a crisis pregnancy center. Source: Yang et al., PLOS One"
Graphic in black and white font on yellow background with UW CORE logo and icon of person with brown skin experiencing stress. Text reads: "More than one-third of Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the U.S. were not using their preferred contraceptive method in a recent study. Source: Wollum et al., Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters"
Graphic reads "Over-the-counter access to oral contraceptive pills led to a 32% increase in the number of people using FDA-approved contraception methods. Source: Rodriguez et al., JAMA Network Open"
Graphic reads "84% of orders to a nationwide medication abortion provider were from patients in states with significant restrictions. Source: Aiken et al., JAMA"
After the Dobbs decision, people seeking abortion care now face an average travel time of 11.3 hours, up from 2.8 hours. Source: Berglas et al., American Journal of Public Health
Graphic in black and white font on light pink and blue background with UW CORE logo and an image of hands of various skin colors holding pride flags and bracelets. Text reads: "LGBTQ+ individuals use abortion but face challenges in getting care. Source: Chakraborty et al., JAMA Network Open"
Graphic in white font on blue background with UW CORE logo and images of a magnifying glass, the state of Wisconsin, and a document. Text reads: "New CORE Brief: Three years after Dobbs, what’s the state of abortion in Wisconsin?"