LRRP In the Media
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"In the post-Dobbs era, there are lawsuits in states across the country challenging abortion bans as violations of free exercise rights or as unconstitutional establishments of religion—a strategy animated by gender and democracy."
– Dr. Christine Ryan
“Backsliding Democracies and Women’s Rights in the U.S. and Around the Globe” / Sheri Arnold
May 2, 2024
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"In defending their right to deny emergency stabilizing treatment and claiming that they have other protocols that work, their number one recommendation is to do nothing, and the next best option is a procedure that could reduce someone’s fertility for their entire lifetime when there’s an option that could preserve their fertility. I find that galling.”
– Elizabeth Reiner Platt
“Emergency Abortion Care Is Before the Supreme Court—and Blue States Should Be Very Worried” / Nina Martin
April 24, 2024
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“In the Kentucky case, state officials argued that these plaintiffs were being histrionic about their risk. But this shows that such laws very much do threaten the ability to create a family in this way. This really shows what’s at stake for the plaintiffs in that case — that their fears that they won’t be able to create their families in the way they need to are justified.”
– Dr. Christine Ryan
“‘Another hot potato’: Alabama’s IVF ruling risks political, legal backlash” / Alice Miranda Ollstein
February 21, 2024
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“This decision is the latest example of religious exemptions being expanded in ways that undermine equality rights and, ultimately, harm religious communities."
– Elizabeth Reiner Platt
“U.S. Department of Education reaffirms Baylor’s religious exemption in response to sexual harassment complaints” / William Melhado
August 12, 2023
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