4 Responses to “Emergency Physicians Step Up for Women”

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   October 19, 2025

   Justin Gallagher Reply

   I can certainly appreciate the idea of caring for victims of sexual assault, but I find it discouraging that the article writer and ACEP would view abortion as anything but taking the life of a helpless unborn child. I understand that not everyone holds the same moral worldview, but the medical community needs to come back to the center on this sad and divisive topic instead of using catchall phrases like “reproductive healthcare” and “women’s health” to glorify extinguishing people’s lives before they have a chance to speak up for themselves.

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   November 15, 2025

   Monica Saxena Reply

   Thrilled to see the work that is being done on behalf of Michigan patients by EM docs.

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   November 15, 2025

   Rebecca H Reply

   Amazing work by Dr Koskenoja and Dr. Brown! This is the type of needs-based medical practice that we are so desperately missing in our communities – driven by those who live there themselves. I applaud and admire their efforts to get women the healthcare services that they so desperately need and deserve. Truly a service to the patients. 

   In the emergency medicine specialty, it is so important to not allow our personal beliefs affect the care we give – the life-long smoker who develops lung cancer, the IV-drug user who has sepsis from an infection injection site, the assailant who gets injured while committing a crime, the sexual assault victim who becomes pregnant – we are not judge and jury and our job is to provide the care that is required. I deeply respect ACEP and ACOG for remembering the patients that they serve and the importance of giving standard of care treatment, regardless how the patient ended up at our doors.

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   November 17, 2025

   Jailyn Avila Reply

   I’m deeply thankful for the work Dr. Koskenoja and Dr. Brown have done for their community. Their model is such a powerful reminder of what emergency medicine is at its core: being there for our patients

   What they’ve created in Marquette is exactly the kind of innovation our specialty is capable of. It’s community-driven, evidence-based, and grounded in compassion.

   I’m especially grateful for the courage and persistence it takes to build something like this in a rural region with limited resources. It reflects the best of who we are as emergency physicians.

   This is the kind of leadership I’m proud to stand behind. Thank you for showing what’s possible when we put patients first!