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Health Industry Washington Watch
Unanswered questions for health care and fertility providers from Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade
Now that U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the implications of that action will be far reaching both for fertility practices and…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The SCOTUS Joint Dissent in Abortion Case Calls Out Women’s Loss of Citizenship
By Tracy Thomas
A joint dissent by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is expressive in its attack on the philosophical and physical harms to women from…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
US Supreme Court Overrules Constitutional Right to Choose an Abortion
By Tracy Thomas
The US Supreme Court expressly overruled the 50-year old constitutional right for women to choose an abortion. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.The vote is 5-4 to overturn Roe/Casey, with…
Religion Clause
Louisiana Governor Signs Two "Trigger Laws" On Abortion
On June 17, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 342 (full text), amending a 2006 law that banned all abortions except to prevent death or permanent impairment of…
Health Law Prof Blog
What’s One More? Another Paper Attempting to Reconcile Abortion Jurisprudence and the Doctrine of Precedent Considering Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Kristen Dagher (University of Miami), What's One More? Another Paper Attempting to Reconcile Abortion Jurisprudence and the Doctrine of Precedent Considering Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, SSRN (2022):This paper will…
The Right Coast
Feinstein, Sanders pressed Google to block crisis pregnancy center search returns HotAir
At Reason this week, Elizabeth Nolan Brown reports on a disturbing move by Senate Democrats to try to pressure Google to act as a filter that would prevent searches for…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Feminism’s Problematic Connection with Celebrity Culture
By Tracy Thomas
Susan Faludi, Op-ed, NYT, Feminism Made a Faustian Bargain with Celebrity Culture. Now Its Paying the Price The ruination of Roe and the humiliation of Ms. Heard have been cast as…
The Right Coast
Iowa S. Ct. Overrules Decision Subjecting Abortion Restrictions to Strict Scrutiny Under Iowa Constitution
The Court doesn't decide whether that means they are subject to an "undue burden" test (as under Planned Parenthood v. Casey) or whether there is no right to abortion under…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Jewish Synagogue Sues Florida, Saying Abortion Restrictions Violate Religious Freedoms
By Tracy Thomas
Synagogue Sues Florida, Saying Abortion Restrictions Violate Religious Freedoms But a lawsuit filed last week by a South Florida synagogue challenges new legislation in the state banning most abortions after 15…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Iowa SCT Rules No State Constitutional Right to Abortion
By Tracy Thomas
Iowa Supreme Court Says Abortion Protections Not Guaranteed Under State ConstitutionThe Iowa Supreme Court on Friday overruled a 2018 decision that said the right to abortion was protected under the state constitution. That…