In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. So Could Birth Control.
"Symbolically, what that meant is a kind of beacon of hope, that those places did exist, where one’s humanity could be regarded," (Michele Goodwin)
State ‘Personhood’ Laws Threaten Embryonic Stem Cell Research
"To the extent that there are laws that are being proposed and enacted” can have a chilling effect" (Michele Goodwin)
In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. So Could Birth Control.
"Symbolically, what that meant is a kind of beacon of hope, that those places did exist, where one’s humanity could be regarded," (Michele Goodwin)
Genetic Counselors Scramble Post-Roe to Provide Routine Pregnancy Services without Being Accused of a Crime
"Michele Goodwin, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, argues in her 2020 book Policing the Womb that there is increasing jeopardy for any pregnant person but particularly for those of color, who have historically been the target of prosecutorial overreach." (Michele Goodwin)
Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color
"Every one of the arrests were all Black women with the exception of one patient," (Michele Goodwin)
Law professor Michele Goodwin to receive 2022 ABA Margaret Brent Award
"Goodwin will receive the award, given annually by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, at a ceremony and reception at 3-5:30 p.m. CDT on Sunday, August 7, at the Swissotel Chicago during the 2022 ABA Annual Meeting." (Michele Goodwin)
Pregnancy outcomes may be increasingly scrutinized by law enforcement
"The result was that Black women who suffered from stillbirths were being policed and ultimately were being arrested." (Michele Goodwin)
Fetal Rights Laws’ Impact Extends From Abortion to HOV Lanes
"It becomes an unsteady ground or what people are calling the wild, wild west," (Michele Goodwin)
“Aiding and abetting”: SC GOP pushes “blatantly unconstitutional” bill to ban abortion info online
"These are going to be laws that spread like wildfire through states that have shown hostility to abortion." (Michele Goodwin)
South Carolina Wants to Ban People From Even Talking About Abortion Pills
"These are going to be laws that spread like wildfire through states that have shown hostility to abortion," (Michele Goodwin)
