11.10.23 — Professor Katherine (Katie) Kraschel, an expert on the intersection of reproduction, gender, bioethics and health policy, is the co-editor of a newly published book, COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact and Legacy (Cambridge University Press, 2023). The collection of essays provides a critical reflection on what changes the pandemic has already introduced, and what its legacy may be.

“This book identifies the right questions to ask as we take stock of pandemic realities and provides guidance for the many stakeholders of COVID-19’s legal legacy,” said Kraschel, a frequent commentator in the national press.

Kraschel’s co-editors include Professor I. Glenn Cohen, faculty director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, Professor Abbe Gluck, faculty director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School and Professor Carmel Shachar, faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School.

“This book must be on the essential reading list of anyone who wants to understand this unprecedented pandemic, and how it will impact our future,” according to Lawrence Gostin, O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law at Georgetown University and Director, of the WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law.

Northeastern Law contributors to the collection, including Professor Wendy E. Parmet, faculty director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law, and Professor Jeremy Paul, evaluate how healthcare and government institutions have succeeded and failed during this global ‘stress test,’ and explore how the US and the world will move forward to ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics.

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