Katie McHugh, MD

Media Quotes and Published Literature
Katie McHugh, MD - Media Quotes and Published Literature
Publications – Medical Literature
Chronic Pelvic Pain: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 218. Obstet Gynecol, 2020 March. Lead
author.
Villavicencio J, McHugh KW, Tucker Edmonds B. Overview of US Maternal Mortality. Clin Ther, 2020 Mar;42(3):408-418.
Link H, McHugh KW, Cuff RD, Chescheir, NC. Connect the Dots-June 2019. Obstet Gynecol,
2019;133(6):1281-1282.
McHugh KW. Chronic Pelvic Pain: The need for earlier diagnosis and diverse treatment. Pract Pain Manag, 2018;18(5): https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/pain/other/chronic-pelvic-pain-need-earlier-diagnosis-diverse-treatment
McHugh KW, Tucker Edmonds B, Ferries-Rowe E, Haas DM. Letter to the Editor Implementing Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Programs. Obstet Gynecol, 2017;129(6):1136-1137.
McHugh KW, Milton, SH, Cutler, AS, Chescheir, NC. Connect the Dots-April 2016. Obstet Gynecol, 2016;128(6):1443-1444.
Maben-Feaster R, Truong M, McHugh KW, Chescheir N. Connect the Dots-April 2016. Obstet Gynecol, 2016;126(7):797-798.
McHugh KW, Scott, NP, Litwiller, AR. Cesarean Delivery Simulation to Improve Operative
Learning. Obstet Gynecol , 2015;126:37S.
Haas DM, McHugh KW, Durst PJ, Rose SM, Patil AS. Psychotropic medications in pregnancy and the postpartum period. Clin Med Insights Ther, 2015;7:25-32.
Moore ES, Foster TL, McHugh KW, Addleman RN, Sumners JE. Robotic-assisted transabdominal cerclage (RobotoTAC) in the non-pregnant patient. J Obstet gynaecol. 2012; 32(7): 643-7.
McIntosh JJ, McHugh KW, Haas DM. Difficulties in establishing routine amniocentesis for preterm labor evaluation. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012;25(3):313-4.
Pavlik, EJ, Saunders BA, Doran S, McHugh KW, Ueland FR, DeSimone CP, DePriest, PD, Ware RA, Kryscio RJ, van Nagell Jr JR. The search for meaning–symptoms and transvaginal sonography screening for ovarian cancer: predicting malignancy. Cancer. 2009;115(16):3606-8.
Lay Press
McHugh KW. (2021 May 11). Faith in my patients to decide for themselves. Good Faith Media.
Retrieved from https://goodfaithmedia.org/author/katherine-mchugh/
DiMeglio LA, Bosslet GT, Welch J, Grethlein SJ, Williams R, McHugh KW. (2020 March 29)
Manufacture and distribute protective equipment for health care workers. The Indy Star.
Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com
Wilkinson T, McHugh KW, Tucker Edmonds B, Fortenberry DJ, Peipert JP. (2018 May 27). Family-Planning health services at risk. The Indy Star. Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com
McHugh KW, Wilkinson T. (2018 March 1). Abortion bill places politics over health. The Indy Star. Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com
McHugh KW. (2017 October 20). Working to stop intimate partner violence. Planned Parenthood Action. Retrieved from https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/blog
McHugh KW. (2017 October 12). The data are clear: Access to contraception improves health and saves money. Slate. Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/
McHugh KW. (2017 September 10). Immigrants and dreamers make America great. The Indy Star. Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com
McHugh KW. (2017 July 24). Don’t pass the GOP health care bill. The Indy Star. Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com
McHugh KW, Miller VG, Stutsman J, Tucker Edmonds B. (2017 June 16). Injunction on abortion law could protect Hoosier families. Nuvo. Retrieved from https://www.nuvo.net/
McHugh KW. (2017 March 24). Trafficking bills are really about abortion. The Indy Star. Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com
McHugh KW. (2016 April 18). The brave response to anti-abortion legislation. International Journal for Feminist Approach to Bioethics. Retrieved from www.ijfab.com
McHugh KW. (2016 April 1). Indiana’s new abortion law won’t save babies. It will only make my patients suffer. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com.
Media Appearances and Quotes
2021-ongoing The O+G Advocates Podcast, co-host. Apple Podcasts and Spotify. www.OGAdvocates.com
Oct 2, 2021 Reproductive rights rally draws hundreds in Indianapolis. NPR Lakeshore Public Radio. https://www.lakeshorepublicradio.org/2021-10-02/reproductive-rights-rally-draws-hundreds-in-indianapolis
Feb 13, 2020 What happens when abortion providers are forced to lie to their patients? Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvg73a/what-happens-when-abortion-providers-are-forced-to-lie-to-their-patients
Oct 1, 2021 House bill would prohibit a form of second trimester abortions. TheStatehouseFile.com. https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/house-bill-would-prohibit-a-form-of-second-trimester-abortions/article_a2c94a52-baeb-56f4-aebe-ec77c5089547.html
Dec 3, 2019 From crumbling abortion access to anti-cancer vaccines: A decade in reproductive health. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/crumbling-abortion-access-anti-cancer-vaccines-decade-reproductive/story?id=67240764
Aug 21, 2019 Trump Administration’s domestic gag rule is so dangerous and misguided. Self Magazine. https://www.self.com/story/domestic-gag-rule-abortion-what-this-means
Aug 6, 2019 Tired of hiding: five doctors who provide abortion come out. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/05/doctors-who-provide-abortions-us-choice
April 11, 2019 What ‘Unplanned’ gets wrong about abortion according to experts. Glamour Magazine. https://www.glamour.com/story/what-unplanned-gets-wrong-about-abortion-according-to-experts
March 6, 2019 Alabama judge lets boyfriend sue abortion clinic with fetus as co-plaintiff. TruthOut.org. https://truthout.org/articles/alabama-judge-lets-boyfriend-sue-abortion-clinic-with-fetus-as-co-plaintiff/
March 5, 2019 A very scary place: placing rights of women last, an Alabama judge allows boyfriend to sue abortion clinic with fetus as co-plaintiff. Common Dreams. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/05/very-scary-case-placing-rights-woman-last-alabama-judge-allows-boyfriend-sue
Feb 14, 2019 Indiana bill would prohibit a form of second trimester abortions. WTHR News. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/indiana-bill-would-prohibit-form-second-trimester-abortions/531-b79bd6ae-cf64-47a3-8443-82412f4858af
Feb 1, 2019 Myths about late-term abortion debunked by actual abortion providers. Romper.com. https://www.romper.com/p/myths-about-late-term-abortions-debunked-by-actual-medical-experts-15903786
July 31, 2018 What men might be overlooking about the female sexual experience: a guide for what to do when penetrative sex is painful for your partner. Playboy Magazine. https://www.playboy.com/read/painful-sex-women
July 17, 2018 Changes to Title X would turn back the clock on women’s health. Helio.com. https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20180717/obgyn-society-changes-to-title-x-would-turn-back-the-clock-on-womens-health
March 2, 2018 Indiana Abortion Legislation segment on “Indiana Lawmakers”. PBS.org. https://www.pbs.org/video/indiana-abortion-legislation-march-2-2018-6z615p/
Feb 15, 2017 Abortion ‘reversal’ bill advances. Indystart.com. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/02/15/abortion-reversal-bill-advances/97915184/
Feb 8, 2017 Doctors split in testimony on abortion bill. Indystar.com. https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2017/02/doctors-split-in-testimony-on-abortion-bill/
Nov 2, 2016 The 20 week abortion ban bind. Elle.com. https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a40363/20-week-abortion-ban/
Aug 19, 2016 Mike Pence put ideology before science - and the people of Indiana suffered. ThinkProgress.com. https://archive.thinkprogress.org/mike-pence-public-health-406b5d08c7de/
April 10, 2016 Thousands protest state’s new abortion law. https://www.cnhi.com/featured_stories/thousands-protest-states-new-abortion-law/article_d90e5372-fff7-11e5-9b00-ab8c0a97b25b.html
April 9, 2016 Abortion rally draws crowd, targets law signed by Gov. Pence. Fox59.com. https://fox59.com/news/abortion-rally-draws-crowd-targets-controversial-law-signed-by-gov-pence/
April 4, 2016 Indiana abortion ban is bad medicine, encroaches on women’s rights. National Partnership for Women and Families. https://www.womenshealthpolicyreport.org/articles/doc-ind-ban-op-ed.html