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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Greer Donley and Caroline Kelly on “Abortion Disorientation”
By Jamie Abrams
Greer Donley and Caroline Kelly have posted a draft of their work-in-progress, titled Abortion Disorientation, on SSRN. This work-in-progress will be published in Volume 74 of the Duke Law Journal.…
Religion Clause
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Expansion of Medical Exceptions to Abortion Ban
In State of Texas v. Zurawski, (TX Sup. Ct., May 31, 2024), the Texas Supreme Court vacated a temporary injunction entered by a state trial court which had broadened the…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Weighs Limits of State Abortion Bans
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, Dykema
In the consolidated cases Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, the Supreme Court will determine whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts Idaho’s…
Religion Clause
Louisiana Legislature Bans Fraudulently Giving Women Abortion Pills; Reclassifies Abortion Pills as Dangerous Drugs
The Louisiana legislature yesterday gave final passage to Senate Bill 276 (full text). The bill creates the crime of "coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud", defined as "knowingly and…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Tobin-Tyler on “Abortion Rights and the Child Welfare System: How Dobbs Exacerbates Existing Racial Inequities and Further Traumatizes Black Families”
By Jamie Abrams
Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler has published Abortion Rights and the Child Welfare System: How Dobbs Exacerbates Existing Racial Inequities and Further Traumatizes Black Families in volume 51 of the Journal of Law,…
Health Law Prof Blog
Forced to Bear, Denied to Rear: The Cruelty of Dobbs for Disabled People
Robyn Powell (University of Oklahoma), Forced to Bear, Denied to Rear: The Cruelty of Dobbs for Disabled People, Geo. L.J. (forthcoming):The history of the United States is marred by a…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability related terms
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Cyril Clugnac
On 14 May 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the Final Report containing Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability related terms. The Final Report follows…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Symposium Advancing Pregnant Persons’ Right to Life
By Tracy Thomas
Boston University School of Law, Advancing Pregnant Persons' Right to LifeOn February 8, 2024, scholars of law, medicine, and religion from across the world came together at Boston University School…
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New HIPAA Rule on Reproductive Health Privacy: Key Updates for Employer Health Plans
Employers that sponsor self-insured health plans will need to update their health plan HIPAA Privacy Notices, and take other action in respect of HIPAA privacy compliance, as a result of…
Religion Clause
Court Says NY Proposed Amendment on Abortion, Sexual Orientation and Gender May Not Go on Ballot
In Byrnes v. Senate of the State of New York, (Livingston County NY Sup. Ct., May 7, 2024), a New York state trial court held that the proposed state Equal…