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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
How the 19th Century Comstock Obscenity Law a the Key to the Abortion Fight
By Tracy Thomas
Emily Bazelon, NYT, How a 150-Year Old Law Against Lewdness Became a Key to the Abortion FightAnthony Comstock, a 19th-century crusader against sexual liberty, was mocked as a prude in…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Pizzarossa et al., on “Self-Managed Abortion in Africa”
By Jamie Abrams
Scholars Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Michelle Maziwisa, and Ebenezer Durojaye have published "Self-Managed Abortion in Africa: The Decriminalization Imperative in Regional Human Rights Standards, in the Health and Human Rights Journal…
Religion Clause
Montana Supreme Court: State Constitution Protects Abortion Care by Advance Practice Registered Nurses
In Weems v. State of Montana, (MT Sup. Ct., May 12, 2023), the Montana Supreme Court held that a 2005 Montana statute that bars Advance Practice Registered Nurses from delivering abortion…
Health Care and Life Sciences
<em>Podcast:</em> The Legal Battle Over Mifepristone – <em>Diagnosing Health Care</em>
In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast: On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to preserve access to the prescription abortion drug mifepristone. However, while the case continues…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Introduction to Frontiers of Gender Equality–Transnational Legal Perspectives
By Tracy Thomas
Rebecca J. Cook, Introduction, "Many Paths to Gender Equality," in Frontiers of Gender Equality: Transnational Legal Perspectives (Rebecca J. Cook, ed. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023)In this Introduction to the…
Health Law Prof Blog
Balancing Abortion
Carlos A. Ball (The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers), Balancing Abortion, Santa Clara L. Rev. 63 (2023):Critics of Roe v. Wade and its progeny repeatedly contended that, in recognizing…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Report on Accessing Emergency Obstetrics Information in Oklahoma
By Jamie Abrams
A recent report was published on "Accessing Emergency Obstetrics Information as a Prospective Prenatal Patient in Post-Roe Oklahoma." The report was jointly authored by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), the…
Religion Clause
Montana Governor Signs 5 Abortion-Related Bills
On Wednesday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law five bills recently passed by the Montana legislature which regulate abortion procedures or availability. The Daily Montanan reports on the bills…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Architect of Roe’s Demise Argues SCOTUS History and Tradition Test is Wrong and Distinguishes Other Substantive Due Process Rights
By Tracy Thomas
The architect of Roe's demise argues that the Supreme Court's history and tradition test is wrong and distinguishes other substantive due process rights.Jonathan Mitchell, Why Was Roe v. Wade Wrong?,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Architect of Roe’s Demise Argues SCOTUS History and Tradition Test is Wrong and Distinguishes Other Substantive Due Process Rights
By Tracy Thomas
The architect of Roe's demise argues that the Supreme Court's history and tradition test is wrong and distinguishes other substantive due process rights.Jonathan Mitchell, Why Was Roe v. Wade Wrong?,…