A recent indictment in the state of Louisiana highlights how pro-choice shield laws can protect the powerful at the expense of the vulnerable. Grand jurors in Louisiana indicted Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a New York physician, for criminal abortion after she prescribed abortion pills to the mother of a pregnant minor. The pregnant girl took the […]
In a Harvard Law Review journal article, Mary Ziegler raises important questions about the status of pro-choice and pro-life conscientious objectors operating in the field of medicine. For example, in a post-Roe context, pro-choice medical providers face conflicting pressures from licensing boards and legal codes. Pro-life medical providers face unfriendly regulators who view abortion as […]
[Today’s guest article is by Leslie Corbly.] In her article, “Abortion Rights after Artificial Wombs: Why Decriminalisation is Needed Ahead of Ectogenesis,” feminist scholar Claire Horn argues that the advancement of technology allowing for fetal development outside the natural womb of a woman threatens a woman’s right to abortion. Preserving the life of the unborn […]
[Today’s guest post is by attorney Leslie Corbly.] The philosophical makeup of the Supreme Court is fluid. With the addition of Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, the judicial philosophy of the majority of the Court’s members has once again shifted. In light of this shift, in April 2021 the Arkansas Law […]
Editor’s note: We believe it’s important for more of the public to be aware of perinatal hospice services. We recently published overviews of what perinatal hospice entails and state laws regarding patient notification of perinatal hospice options. In today’s post, guest blogger Leslie Corbly summarizes a recent article published in The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: “Being […]