Laura Schummers, ScD
@drlschummers.bsky.social
Abortion and contraception policy research |
Repro & perinatal epidemiology | Mama | @harvardepi alum | Assistant Prof, Collaboration for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, University of British Columbia | Unceded Coast Salish territories, aka Vancouver.
Repro & perinatal epidemiology | Mama | @harvardepi alum | Assistant Prof, Collaboration for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, University of British Columbia | Unceded Coast Salish territories, aka Vancouver.
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Did mifepristone fix Canada's abortion access issues?
Experts Liz Darling, Laura Schummers & TK Pritchard share data and experience to reveal why access is still "flimsy." We cover safety, global trends & the real barriers (stigma, rural care, pharmacy stocking).
🎧Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b
Experts Liz Darling, Laura Schummers & TK Pritchard share data and experience to reveal why access is still "flimsy." We cover safety, global trends & the real barriers (stigma, rural care, pharmacy stocking).
🎧Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did mifepristone fix Canada's abortion access issues?
Experts Liz Darling, Laura Schummers & TK Pritchard share data and experience to reveal why access is still "flimsy." We cover safety, global trends & the real barriers (stigma, rural care, pharmacy stocking).
🎧Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b
Experts Liz Darling, Laura Schummers & TK Pritchard share data and experience to reveal why access is still "flimsy." We cover safety, global trends & the real barriers (stigma, rural care, pharmacy stocking).
🎧Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b
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Here is what we stand to lose if we let private insurers write Canada’s pharmacare plan www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drlschummers.bsky.social @enethery.bsky.social @thestar.com
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here is what we stand to lose if we let private insurers write Canada’s pharmacare plan www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drlschummers.bsky.social @enethery.bsky.social @thestar.com
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1c12514...
Prescription contraceptive use is decreasing, despite universal coverage. Researchers say misinformation is to blame
Drop in use of prescription birth control in Canada was consistent with other reports which attributed the decrease to inaccurate information on social media
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1c12514...
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After BC added full coverage of prescribed IUDs, an additional 11,375 (+50%) people started using them. @drlschummers.bsky.social: "This really tells us that there was a substantial cost-related barrier to using contraception as a whole".
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New study finds almost 50% more IUDs, implants dispensed after B.C. made birth control free | CBC News
A new UBC research study led by Dr. Laura Schummers found a 49 per cent jump in the number of "long-acting reversible contraceptives" dispensed, including the IUD and the arm implant, dispensed per mo...
www.cbc.ca
July 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
After BC added full coverage of prescribed IUDs, an additional 11,375 (+50%) people started using them. @drlschummers.bsky.social: "This really tells us that there was a substantial cost-related barrier to using contraception as a whole".
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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100 days into office and Trump is still quietly dismantling abortion and reproductive health access... even if it hasn't made headlines.
“The administration wants you to think that they are not paying attention to repro… but that is completely untrue."
“The administration wants you to think that they are not paying attention to repro… but that is completely untrue."
This Trump Agenda Item Isn't In The News — But He's Still Quietly Chipping Away At It
There's been a great deal of chaos in Trump’s first 100 days — and it's allowed for his attack on reproductive health to go under the radar.
www.huffpost.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
100 days into office and Trump is still quietly dismantling abortion and reproductive health access... even if it hasn't made headlines.
“The administration wants you to think that they are not paying attention to repro… but that is completely untrue."
“The administration wants you to think that they are not paying attention to repro… but that is completely untrue."
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Why were abortion rates from 2020 to 2023 stable in Ontario, while they increased substantially in the UK and Europe? Canada’s regulatory and policy approach may be a key factor, according to the authors of a new study. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Abortion Rates Stable in Canada but Spike Elsewhere
Abortion rates in the United Kingdom and Europe have risen, while rates in Canada have remained stable, according to a new cohort study in Ontario.
www.medscape.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Why were abortion rates from 2020 to 2023 stable in Ontario, while they increased substantially in the UK and Europe? Canada’s regulatory and policy approach may be a key factor, according to the authors of a new study. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Proud to see Harvard taking a stand, digging into deep pockets to fight for both academic integrity and for survival of higher education as we know it.
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Proud to see Harvard taking a stand, digging into deep pockets to fight for both academic integrity and for survival of higher education as we know it.
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Since mifepristone became available at Canadian pharmacies in 2017, the percentage of medication abortions increased from 8% to 56%. Yet 6% of regions have no pharmacy, and 20% still don’t have a pharmacy that dispenses mifepristone. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Abortion Access Increased With Mifepristone Availability
More than 90% of residents in Ontario have access to at least one abortion option, which improves patient care and reduces complications.
www.medscape.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Since mifepristone became available at Canadian pharmacies in 2017, the percentage of medication abortions increased from 8% to 56%. Yet 6% of regions have no pharmacy, and 20% still don’t have a pharmacy that dispenses mifepristone. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
A new study led by @ubcmedicine.bsky.social professor Dr. Laura Schummers (@drlschummers.bsky.social) examines how mifepristone dispensed by local pharmacies in Ontario changed access to services.
via @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
via @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Access to abortion services in Ontario substantially increased in five years after mifepristone made available, study finds
New research sheds light on how the drug, made available in Canada in 2017, affected access in the country’s most populous province
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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It's time to talk about how if people really want this American experiment aka "democracy" to survive, they will need to put bodies on the line to protect the vulnerable.
Otherwise, the United States will just become yet another nation ruled by kings, thugs, and cowards.
Otherwise, the United States will just become yet another nation ruled by kings, thugs, and cowards.
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments
A memo sent by the Office of General Council at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detain a community member on campus.
buff.ly
March 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It's time to talk about how if people really want this American experiment aka "democracy" to survive, they will need to put bodies on the line to protect the vulnerable.
Otherwise, the United States will just become yet another nation ruled by kings, thugs, and cowards.
Otherwise, the United States will just become yet another nation ruled by kings, thugs, and cowards.
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It's the #AffordableCareAct's 15th anniversary! The ACA's contraceptive coverage guarantee has helped millions of people in the US access their preferred birth control methods. Policymakers must protect the ACA from current attacks & secure its protections.
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March 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's the #AffordableCareAct's 15th anniversary! The ACA's contraceptive coverage guarantee has helped millions of people in the US access their preferred birth control methods. Policymakers must protect the ACA from current attacks & secure its protections.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Questions about the FDA approval of mifepristone for medication abortion (including removal of specific restrictions that limit use) are driven by anti-choice ideology, not science.
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Nevada drugmaker joins legal effort to fight rollback of abortion pill rules
GenBioPro, the Nevada pharmaceutical company that makes and distributes a generic version of the medication abortion drug mifepristone, has joined the Food and Drug Administration in a lawsuit to ...
lasvegassun.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Questions about the FDA approval of mifepristone for medication abortion (including removal of specific restrictions that limit use) are driven by anti-choice ideology, not science.
lasvegassun.com/news/2025/ma...
lasvegassun.com/news/2025/ma...
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The Trump admin quietly shuttered a CDC program used to collect data on maternal & infant health since 1988. This will severely curb the gov't's ability to monitor & address the worsening maternal health crisis since Roe fell.
From @kylietcheung: www.jezebel.com/as-abortion-...
From @kylietcheung: www.jezebel.com/as-abortion-...
As Abortion Bans Drive Up Maternal, Infant Mortality, Trump Admin. Shutters Key CDC Program
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), which has worked to identify groups of pregnant people and infants at higher risk of health complications since 1988, was quietly shut down fol...
www.jezebel.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Trump admin quietly shuttered a CDC program used to collect data on maternal & infant health since 1988. This will severely curb the gov't's ability to monitor & address the worsening maternal health crisis since Roe fell.
From @kylietcheung: www.jezebel.com/as-abortion-...
From @kylietcheung: www.jezebel.com/as-abortion-...
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WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
March 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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Republicans for much of 2024: "How DARE you call our candidate Mr Trump a fascist?"
*President* Trump in 2025:
*President* Trump in 2025:
February 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Republicans for much of 2024: "How DARE you call our candidate Mr Trump a fascist?"
*President* Trump in 2025:
*President* Trump in 2025:
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Well said, as always, @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Continue to share scientific knowledge, & defend #PublicHealth.
And oppose this contagion of ignorance & cruelty with all of your might.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
Continue to share scientific knowledge, & defend #PublicHealth.
And oppose this contagion of ignorance & cruelty with all of your might.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies. (Gift Article)
We have to go toe-to-toe with this administration and resist its attacks on public health.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Well said, as always, @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Continue to share scientific knowledge, & defend #PublicHealth.
And oppose this contagion of ignorance & cruelty with all of your might.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
Continue to share scientific knowledge, & defend #PublicHealth.
And oppose this contagion of ignorance & cruelty with all of your might.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
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Every research project
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Every research project
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New Jersey is stockpiling abortion pills 💊 & pushing to eliminate out-of-pocket costs—because abortion is healthcare. No matter what happens federally, safe & effective options remain. @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
This Guy Is Stockpiling Abortion Pills & You Should Too!
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy shared his plans to get ahead of Project 2025’s crackdown on the medication before Donald Trump takes office.
www.jezebel.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
New Jersey is stockpiling abortion pills 💊 & pushing to eliminate out-of-pocket costs—because abortion is healthcare. No matter what happens federally, safe & effective options remain. @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
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We’re done here. Right?
February 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We’re done here. Right?
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Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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I have a confession
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I was an “overhead cost”.
I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it.
Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician.
Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.
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I was an “overhead cost”.
I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it.
Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician.
Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.
February 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I have a confession
.
.
.
I was an “overhead cost”.
I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it.
Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician.
Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.
.
.
.
I was an “overhead cost”.
I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it.
Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician.
Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.
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Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked
Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers…
propub.li
February 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social