Category Archives: Reproductive Rights

Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roe

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Lolita Buckner Inniss

[A version of this essay was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on January 20, 2013] January 22, 2013 marks the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Since the decision was announced Roe has become synonymous with deeply polarized political conflict. Justice Byron White, in … Continue reading →

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Corbin on “The Contraception Mandate”

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Caroline Mala Corbin (Miami) has posted to SSRN her essay The Contraception Mandate, Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, Vol. 106, Forthcoming.  Here is the abstract: Under the new health care regime, health insurance plans must cover contraception. While religious employers … Continue reading →

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Abortion remains legal in Idaho, but there are still uncertainties.

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ann Bartow

An Idaho law against using medication to induce abortion was deemed “likely unconstitutional” but remains in effect per the HuffPo. A more detailed if somewhat confusing account of developments is available here. Updates to follow.

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Manian on South Dakota’s “Informed Consent” Laws and Thwarting Access to Legal Abortions

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Over at RH Reality Check (here), Maya Manian (University of San Francisco School of Law) writes about the Eighth Circuit’s decision upholding South Dakota’s law mandating mis-information to women seeking abortion care.  Professor Manian emphasizes how South Dakota’s law and others like … Continue reading →

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Requiring Doctors to Lie to Women is Constitutional

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Over at the Constitutional Law Prof blog, Ruthann Robson (CUNY) breaks down the 8th Circuit decision in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds, upholding the constitutionality of a South Dakota statutory provision requiring the disclosure to patients seeking abortions of an “[i]ncreased … Continue reading →

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Sexual Assualt Survivor on Being a Pro-Life Surrogate

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Kimberly, the “homeschooling mother of 4, surrogate mother of 2, and a military wife” over at A Little Crunchy, writes a bit about her decision to be a surrogate mother: I had been assaulted sexually when I was little, it twisted my … Continue reading →

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Manian on “Functional Parenting and Dysfunctional Abortion Policy”

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Maya Manian (U San Francisco) has a new article out discussing how to reform laws mandating parental involvement for adolescent girls seeking abortion care: “Functional Parenting and Dysfunctional Abortion Policy: Reforming Parental Involvement Legislation,” 50 Family Court Review 241 (2012).  … Continue reading →

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Inniss on “Bridging the Great Divide”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Lolita Buckner Inniss has published Bridging the Great Divide–A Response to Linda Greenhouse and Reva B. Siegel’s Before (and After) Roe v. Wade: New Questions About Backlash, 89 Wash. U. L. Rev. 963 (2012).  Here is the abstract: This essay … Continue reading →

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Angela Davis on Abortion Rights in Context

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

In February, Angela Davis spoke at the University of Kansas to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the protest by the campus group February Sisters that advocated for no-cost daycare, a women’s health and other facilities for women.  (For more on … Continue reading →

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Glenn Cohen on “Beyond Best Interests”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Glenn Cohen (Harvard) has posted to SSRN his article Beyond Best Interests, 96 Minn. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2012).  Here is the abstract: As Justice Douglas wrote in Skinner v. Oklahoma, procreation is one of the “basic civil rights of man.” … Continue reading →

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SlutBlogging in Support of Sandra Fluke

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

If supporting easy access to contraception makes a person a slut, put my name on the list. I am grateful for people like Sandra Fluke who speak their minds and engage in reasoned, civil discourse on gender issues. -Bridget Crawford

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The World’s Worst Sperm Donor

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Over at The AWL, a fabulously NYC-centric blog, I found writer Jack Stuef’s clever-funny-sad-ironic essay, I Am the World’s Worst Sperm Donor.  Here is an excerpt: In the end… Grant and Lee signed the treaty. It was over. I realized I … Continue reading →

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Grief for the Children One Couldn’t or Didn’t Have

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Bridget Crawford

Writer Charlotte Bacon describes her pilgrimage to a Bhutanese temple: [T]his was the place to release the grief that had come with the obstetric misery that dogged my late 30s. We had our son with ease when I was almost … Continue reading →

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Egg Donor Motivation: Sacrificing Truth for Profit?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Over at Jezebel, Jenna Marotta asks (here), “Do Egg Donors Lie?” Ms. Marotta was rejected as an egg donor about her experience because she admitted to having a family history of depression.  She wonders whether other women lie about mental … Continue reading →

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Women, the Super Committee, and Medicaid

Posted on November 18, 2011 by rrobson

Medicaid is a feminist issue, and the realistic prospect of severe medicaid funding cuts are a danger to women and girls. That’s the message of an excellent blog post  full of useful facts and figures by Davida Silverman, a staff … Continue reading →

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Assisted Reproduction and Cross Border Travel

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Christine Corcos

Richard F. Storrow, City University of New York School of Law, has published Assisted Reproduction on Treacherous Terrain: The Legal Hazards of Cross-Border Reproductive Travel at 23 Reproductive Biomedicine Online 538-545 (2011). The growing phenomenon of cross-border reproductive travel has four significant … Continue reading →

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Post-Grad Opportunity: Center for Reproductive Rights–Columbia Law School Fellowship

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at Columbia: The Center for Reproductive Rights – Columbia Law School Fellowship (“CRR-CLS Fellowship”) is a two-year, post-graduate fellowship offered by the Center for Reproductive Rights (“the Center”) and Columbia Law School (“the Law School”). The Fellowship is … Continue reading →

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Review of Rene Almeling, “Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm”

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

Rene Almeling’s new book, Sex Cells:  The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm, explores the inner workings of the world of donor gametes, and then sets these observations in the larger contexts of gender and commodification.  Almeling, a sociologist at Yale, collected data … Continue reading →

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Federal Judge Sam Sparks and the 2011 Texas Abortion Act

Posted on August 31, 2011 by rrobson

Judge Sam Sparks did not have very kind words for the attorneys on either side of the challenge to the 2011 abortion Act in his opinion in Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services v. Lakey.    He was also not impressed … Continue reading →

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Facebook Posting as Indication of Legislative Intent? Robson on Injunction in Planned Parenthood v. Brownback

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Ruthann Robson blogs over (here) at Constitutional Law Profs about the decision in Planned Parenthood of Kansas v. Brownback.  Here is an excerpt from Professor Robson’s post: In a Memorandum and Order today, Judge J. Thomas Marten of the United States District of … Continue reading →

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Safe, Reversible, Non-Surgical Male Contraception Coming to a Guy Near You

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

The New York Times reports today on “Scientific Advances on Contraceptive for Men.”  Here is an excerpt: The most studied approach in the United States uses testosterone and progestin hormones, which send the body signals to stop producing sperm. While effective and safe … Continue reading →

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A Right to be a Parent? IVF in Israel

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Today’s New York Times has this interesting story on reproductive medicine in Israel.  In “Where Families Are Prized, Help Is Free,” Dina Kraft reports: Jewish and Arab, straight and gay, secular and religious, the patients who come to Assuta Hospital … Continue reading →

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Center for Reproductive Rights-Columbia Law School Fellowship

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From our friends at the Center for Reproductive Rights, this request for applications for the two-year fellowship offered by the Center and Columbia Law School: The Center for Reproductive Rights – Columbia Law School Fellowship (“CRR-CLS Fellowship”) is a two-year, … Continue reading →

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Robson on “Lesbians and Abortions”

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Now available on SSRN is Ruthann Robson’s article, “Lesbians and Abortions,” 35 N.Y.U. Rev. Law & Soc. Change 247 (2011).  Here is a portion of the abstract: While there are doctrinal and theoretical connections, the arguments for women’s freedom to be … Continue reading →

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DOL Adds Gender Identity and Pregnancy to Nondiscrimination Policy

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tony Infanti

Here is the press release: US Department of Labor announces renewed commitment to fair treatment and equal opportunity for all of its employees New policy statements prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and pregnancy WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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Tax Credits for Abortion

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Could the federal government offer tax credits for abortion?  That’s what one commenter asks over here at Metafilter, about the implications of the  decision of the United States Supreme Court in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn (copy of … Continue reading →

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Reproductive Health Providers as Human Rights Workers

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Over at TrustLaw.org, Cynthia Soohoo, Director of the U.S. Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights,  has posted an op-ed entitled, “The Word on Women – And now some good news for women’s abortion rights…” Here is an excerpt: We all…know…that … Continue reading →

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Jailed in Mexico for Having an Abortion

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

According to this article at El Diario NTR, 23 women are in jail in Mexico for “aggravated homicide by reason of kinship.”  Their crime?  Having an abortion.  At least one of the jailed women suffered a spontaneous abortion and was … Continue reading →

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Chandra on “Surrogacy and India”

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Mr. Smith Chandra, a student at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University in Hyerabad, India has posted to SSRN his working paper Surrogacy and India.  Here is the abstract: The Law Commission of India has submitted the … Continue reading →

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NYT Editorial: “The War on Women”

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From today’s New York Times, this editorial, entitled The War on Women: Republicans in the House of Representatives are mounting an assault on women’s health and freedom that would deny millions of women access to affordable contraception and life-saving cancer … Continue reading →

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Googlebombing Links “Murder” and Wikipedia Entry For Abortion

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ann Bartow

Via Reddit.

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Lawmaker in State of Georgia Wants to Make Miscarriage a Crime

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

A bill introduced last month by a Georgia State Representative would make miscarriage a crime, unless the woman could prove that there was “no human involvement” in the miscarriage.  The bill doesn’t define “human involvement.” Here’s what WebMD has to … Continue reading →

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Higdon on “Fatherhood by Conscription: Nonconsensual Insemination and the Duty of Child Support”

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

Michael J. Higdon (Tennessee) has posted to SSRN his working paper Fatherhood by Conscription: Nonconsensual Insemination and the Duty of Child Support.  Here is the abstract: Nathaniel was a California teenager who became a father in 1995. The mother of … Continue reading →

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Should Courts Award Child-Rearing Damages for “Wrongful Birth” in Cases of the Rape of a Minor?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Colin Miller

The issue of whether there should be a right to abortion in cases of rape has arisen again in response to comments by teen sensation Justin Bieber. The 16 year-old pop star was asked about abortion in rape cases, and … Continue reading →

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Taxing Abortion

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

From NPR (here): House Republicans formally launch their latest effort to roll back abortion rights this week, and they’re aiming squarely for the tax code. On the docket already are two bills: One would make permanent the decades-old “Hyde amendment,” … Continue reading →

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“Coercive Birth Control in Occupied Tibet”

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Bridget Crawford

That’s the title of the report (PDF here) issued by the non-profit (admittedly viewpoint-specific) group Tibet-Truth.  Here is an excerpt: Unless a card-carrying member of China’s Communist Party, there is no doubt that a spiral of birth-control enforcement is imposed upon … Continue reading →

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MTV Airing Abortion Special Tonight

Posted on December 28, 2010 by David S. Cohen

I’ve lamented here in the past pop culture’s lack of attention to the issue of abortion.  And MTV has been a big culprit, with not one but two shows about teen pregnancy/moms. But tonight, MTV will do a bit to … Continue reading →

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Jessie Hill on Dangerous Terrain: Mapping the Female Body in Gonzales v. Carhart

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jennifer Hendricks

Jessie Hill has posted on SSRN a short and fascinating analysis of the graphic language used in Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), the “partial-birth abortion” case. Here is part of the abstract: This brief Article focuses on the rhetoric of the … Continue reading →

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Jail for Getting Pregnant + Dying in Police Custody = Major Human Rights Violation

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Amy Gillespie stole shampoo and steak from a grocery store.  She subsequently was arrested for prostitution.  She was placed on probation but then jailed for getting pregnant, a violation of the terms of the probation.  One guard allegedly told Ms. … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger Liz Kukura – LSRJ Study Highlights Dearth of Reproductive Rights Law & Justice Courses

Posted on November 29, 2010 by admin

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) recently completed its first comprehensive survey of reproductive rights and justice course offerings at all ABA-approved law schools in the U.S. for the last seven years.  While perhaps not surprising to many within the … Continue reading →

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Joslin on “Protecting Children(?): Marriage, Gender, and Assisted Reproductive Technology”

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Courtney Joslin (UC Davis) has posted to SSRN her new piece, Protecting Children(?): Marriage, Gender, and Assisted Reproductive Technology, 83 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1177 (2010). Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court has declared that children should not be penalized based … Continue reading →

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Public Forum Series in London on Gender and Scientific Advances

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

The University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies is holding a three public fora in London on November 2, 2010.  The theme is gender and bio-medical advances of the 21st Century.  Here’s the info: November 2, 2010: “Making Babies in the … Continue reading →

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The Center for Reproductive Rights – Columbia Law School Fellowship – Deadline November 1, 2010

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

From Diana Hortsch, Director of the Law School Initiative at the Center for Reproductive Rights, this notice of a fellowship at Columbia Law School: The Center for Reproductive Rights – Columbia Law School Fellowship (“CRR-CLS Fellowship”) is a two-year, post-graduate fellowship offered … Continue reading →

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Reproductive Technology as Self-Induced Amnesia

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

I am skeptical amount government regulation of reproductive technology.  Science and medicine have allowed many people to become parents who otherwise couldn’t.  For those who want to have children but cannot, the anguish of childlessness can be gut-wrenching.  I get … Continue reading →

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Cohen and Chen on “Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption”

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

I. Glenn Cohen (Harvard) and Daniel L. Chen (Duke) have posted to SSRN their article, Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should it Matter? forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review.  Here is the abstract: For … Continue reading →

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Buying Parental Rights

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Earlier this summer, the journal Bioethics published this interesting piece by Jason K. M. Hanna (Philosophy, Northern Illinois:  Revisiting Child-Based Objections to Commercial Surrogacy.  Here is the abstract: Many critics of commercial surrogate motherhood argue that it violates the rights … Continue reading →

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Eggsploitation and Abortion Politics

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Richard Storrow

“Eggsploitation,” a new documentary about the perils faced by egg providers in the increasingly globalized and highly lucrative infertility business opens Sunday at the Little Theatre in Rochester. Taking a no-holds-barred approach, “Eggsploitation” exposes what happens to young women who … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed on Nebraska’s Post-20-Week Abortion Ban

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Caitlin Borgmann

The L.A. Times ran my op-ed on April 25 on Nebraska’s “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act”: Nebraska legislation aimed at undoing Roe vs. Wade Nebraska’s Abortion Pain Prevention Act, signed into law last week, appears to have a quite reasonable … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger Deborah Zipf: “Every Saturday Morning…”

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Every Saturday morning, regardless of the weather or the state of the world, a group of anti-choicers gathers on the sidewalk outside the clinic in this city.   They have been faithful to their cause for over thirty years.   … Continue reading →

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Naomi Cahn and June Carbone, “Blue Biology: Women, Economics, and Family Values”

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Full text at the HuffPo, excerpt below: … The economy and biology are on a collision course. The latest news confirms what many women fear — wait too long and your eggs are gone. The scientific findings aren’t quite that … Continue reading →

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