Northeastern Law Faculty Focus on Reproductive Rights

Members of the national media frequently turn to the Northeastern Law faculty for knowledge and insights on reproductive rights. As courts and policymakers wrestle with evolving abortion legislation, our experts provide nuanced insights on how these changes affect healthcare access and reproductive justice across the country.

Recent Press and Editorials

Wendy E. Parmet
Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Center for Health Policy and Law; Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

“Emergency Abortion Care, Privacy Rule Face Shift After Trump Win,” Bloomberg Law (November 15, 2024).
“Trump Taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vaccine Skeptic, to Lead HHS,” The Washington Post (November 14, 2024).
“What Trump’s Victory Could Mean for the Future of Abortion Rights,” NBC News (November 7, 2024).
“Abortion Pill Cases Test Whether FDA Rules Preempt State Limits,” Bloomberg Law (May 7, 2024).
“Abortion Pill Advance Orders Face Risky Future in Court Battle,” Bloomberg Law (January 4, 2024).
“The Supreme Court Is Taking up the Abortion Pill. Here’s One Way the Justices Could Rule on Access,” Northeastern Global News (December 13, 2023).
“When Religious Ideology and Public Health Collide – We All Lose!,” Sidebar Podcast (November 7, 2023).
“Will the Courts Take Away the Fda-Approved Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill?,” Northeastern Global News (July 13, 2023).
“Abortion Pill Order Threatens FDA’s Power Over Drug Safety,” Bloomberg Law (April 14, 2023).
“Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Call Leaves FDA in Line of Fire,” Bloomberg Law (April 22, 2023).
“Should Biden Ignore a Texas Judge’s Ruling on the Abortion Pill?,” Northeastern Global News (April 10, 2023).
“Abortion Pill Court Docket Delay Concerns Legal Advocates,” Bloomberg Law (March 13, 2023).
“Biden Toughens Abortion Rights Support, but Access Falls Short,” Bloomberg Law (January 24, 2023).
“Abortion Lawsuits Place Federal Drug Authority in the Crosshairs,” National Journal.
“Abortion Pill Opponents Seize New Chance to Target FDA Approval,” Bloomberg Law (November 23, 2022).
“Will We Be Able to Count Abortions After the Dobbs Decision?,” News@Northeastern (October 4, 2022).
“Georgia’s Heartbeat Abortion Ban Tests FDA Limits on Pill Access,” Bloomberg Law (July 22, 2022).
“‘A Slippery Slope’: Pfizer Sells a Contraceptive and Donated To Political Groups That Could Come After the Company,” STAT News (July 1, 2022).
“Chasm Opens Between States Over Abortion Pills and Out-of-State Care,” The Washington Post (June 25, 2022).
“Garland Signals Brewing Battle With GOP-Led States Over Access to Abortion Pills,” NBC News (June 24, 2022).
“Abortion Pill Lawsuit Offers Guide to Challenging State Limits,” Bloomberg Law (May 26, 2022).
“Vague ‘Medical Emergency’ Exceptions in Abortion Laws Leave Pregnant People in Danger, Doctors Say,” STAT News (May 20, 2022).
“Abortion Foes Push to Narrow ‘Life of Mother’ Exceptions,” The Washington Post (May 13, 2022).
“Getting Abortion Pills by Mail Is Already More Complicated Than It Might Seem,” NBC News (May 12, 2022).
“Post-Roe, Could States Outlaw Abortion Pills?” News@Northeastern (May, 6, 2022).

Katherine Kraschel
Assistant Professor of Law and Health Sciences

“Can Direct Democracy Save Abortion Rights?,” The New Yorker (November 7, 2024).
“Trump’s Triumph is Likely to Have Broad Implications for Reproductive Rights,” The Boston Globe (November 6, 2024).
“Proposed Legislation Could Protect Access to IVF in Wake of Attacks on Reproductive Rights, Northeastern Law Expert Says,” Northeastern Global News (June 5, 2024).
“Alabama Gov. Defies Anti-Abortion Groups to Sign IVF Bill, But IVF’s Future Remains Murky,” Jezebel (March 7, 2024).
“Mifepristone Abortion Pills to Be Carried at CVS, Walgreens. Here’s What Could Happen Next,” USA Today (March 6, 2024).
“Why Hospitals With Legal Abortion May Refuse to Perform Them,” The Washington Post (March 5, 2024).
“Committee Debates Expansion of Infertility Treatment Coverage,” CT News Junkie (March 5, 2024).
“The Fight Over I.V.F. is Only Beginning,” The New Yorker (March 2, 2024).
“Walgreens, CVS to Begin Selling Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Some States,” The Washington Post (March 1, 2024).
“What Does Alabama’s IVF Ruling Mean for Massachusetts?,” GBH News (February 29, 2024).
“‘I’m Living Proof of Why IVF Is So Necessary.’ Bills Aiming To Protect IVF Treatment Move Forward in Alabama Legislature,” CNN (February 29, 2024).
“The 19th Explains: Will States Follow Alabama in Ending IVF Access,” The 19th (February 29, 2024).
“Alabama Supreme Court Ruling on Embryos Creates Possibility of Legislators Limiting Fertility Treatments, Experts Say,” Northeastern Global News (February 22, 2024).
“Alabama Says Embryos in a Lab Are Children. What Are the Implications?,” The New York Times (February 21, 2024).
“The Beginning of a Bad TRIP – Alabama’s Embryonic Personhood Decision and Targeted Restrictions on IVF Provision,” Petrie-Flom Bill of Health Blog (February 21, 2024).
“What If Men Could Make Their Own Egg Cells?,” The Wall Street Journal (October 27, 2023).
“Scientists Near a Breakthrough That Could Revolutionize Human Reproduction,” NPR (May 25, 2023).

Martha F. Davis
University Distinguished Professor of Law; Co-Director, Center for Global Law and Justice; Co-Director, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy; Faculty Director, NuLawLab

“How Would a Defunded Planned Parenthood Affect American Women?,” Newsweek (October 8, 2024).
“Abortion Bans Can Doom Autocrats. Look at Poland,” The Washington Post (April 14, 2024).
“Maine High Court Upholds Centuries-Old Sunday Hunting Ban,” State Court Report (April 10, 2024).
“Hawaii’s Midwives Challenge Law Criminalizing Traditional Birthing Practices,” State Court Report (March 12, 2024).
“Professor Martha Davis Spearheads Amicus Brief in Texas Abortion Ban Case,” Northeastern Law News (November 27, 2023).
“Should Biden Ignore a Texas Judge’s Ruling on the Abortion Pill?,” Northeastern Global News (April 10, 2023).
“What Do the Midterm Results Say About the Future of Abortion Rights?,” News@Northeastern (November 10, 2022).
“US Abortion Restrictions Are Unlikely to Influence International Trends, Which Are Largely Becoming More Liberal,” The Conversation (July 12, 2022).
“’We Want to Make Sure People Are Safe here:’ Gov. Mills Vows to Protect Abortion Access,” WGME (July 6, 2022).
“Northeastern Professor Says, ‘In the End, Roe and Casey Will Be Reaffirmed’,” News@Northeastern (June 25, 2022).
“Northeastern Faculty Experts React to Roe v. Wade Decision,” News@Northeastern (June 25, 2022).
“Roe Reversal, Ending National Access to Abortion, Makes US an Outlier Among Developed Nations,” Politifact (June 24, 2022).
“Codifying Roe: Here Are the Constitutional Challenges a Federal Law Legalizing Abortion May Face, Experts Say,” News@Northeastern (June 2, 2022).
“Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Impact How Other Countries View Abortion Rights,” News@Northeastern (May 23, 2022).
“Fact-Checking Lindsey Graham on the US Allowing Abortions at 20 Weeks,” Politifact (May 13, 2022).
“The Leaked SCOTUS Draft Threatens Contraception and Same-sex Marriage Rights, Too,” News@Northeastern (May 4, 2022).
“Overturning Roe Sets Path for More U.S. Abortion Limits Than Parts of Middle East, Latin America,” Bloomberg (May 3, 2022).
“What Legal Experts Say Will Be Impact of Roe v. Wade Draft Leak on SCOTUS,” New York Post (May 3, 2022).
“What’s Changed Since Abortion Rights Were Last Before the Supreme Court,” News@Northeastern (March 29, 2022).
“Can States Preserve Access to Abortion if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?,” News@Northeastern (February 10, 2022).
“Half of Us Could Lose Abortion Access if Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade,” News@Northeastern (December 3, 2021).

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