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Mandating Nature’s Course
Sherry F. Colb (Cornell University), Michael C. Dorf (Cornell University), Mandating Nature's Course (Cornell Legal Stud. Research Paper 23-20) (2023):Laws that substantially restrict abortion, gender-affirming care, and aid in dying…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Gender, Health and the Constitution Conference at the Center for Con Law at Akron
By Tracy Thomas
Con Law Conference Focuses on Gender, Health & the ConstitutionThe Center for Constitutional Law at The University of Akron School of Law held its annual conference on Oct. 13. This…
Religion Clause
Georgia Supreme Court: 2019 Heartbeat Abortion Ban Was Not Void Ab Initio
In State of Georgia v. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, (GA Sup. Ct., Oct. 24, 2023), the Georgia Supreme Court rejected a state trial court's holding that the…
Religion Clause
Colorado Ban on Medication Abortion Reversal Violates Clinic’s Free Exercise Rights
In Bella Health and Wellness v. Weiser, (D CO, Oct. 21, 2023), a Colorado federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring the state from taking enforcement action under a law…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
National Academies Hosting Event on Legal Aftermath of Dobbs at the State Level
By Jamie Abrams
On October 27, 2023, at 12:00 EST, the Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and will host a public…
Drug & Device Law
Yet Another Update on Medical Abortion Litigation: PhRMA’s Amicus Brief in Support of Petition for U.S. Supreme Court Review of the Fifth Circuit Decision
By Lisa Baird
We have posted a few times (here, here, and here) about the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA/Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Danco Labs., LLC litigation, in which an anti-abortion…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
A Theory of Perversity as an Outer Bound of Rational Basis Review
By Tracy Thomas
Professor Boone's theory discussed, and then applied to the contexts of abstinence-only sex education, mandatory arrest laws in domestic violence, and targeted regulation of abortion providers.Meghan Boone, Perverse & Irrational,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Understanding Ohio’s Constitutional Amendment for Reproductive Rights
By Tracy Thomas
A state constitutional amendment for reproductive freedom is on the ballot in Ohio. The "Right to Reproductive Freedom and Protections for Health and Safety" Amendment essentially restores the legal standard…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Kenyan Court Exonerates Health Care Provider and Mother of Adolescent Girl From Abortion Charges
By Jamie Abrams
The Center for Reproductive Rights reported on the dismissal of Republic v. Samson Mwita & Grace Wanjiku on September 25th. The Center for Reproductive Rights summarizes the case: The defendants, Samson Mwita and…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Webinar on “Rise of Pregnancy Criminalizations”
By Jamie Abrams
Pregnancy Justice is hosting a Webinar on October 25th at 3:30 ET. The Webinar focuses on the spike in pregnancy criminalization in the years before Dobbs. It highlights the research…