Criminalization of Pregnancy & Reproductive Health Acknowledgments

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General Credits

  • Gayle Allen, Seattle University School of Law
  • Barbara Atwood, University of Arizona Rogers College of Law
  • Lisa Avalos, Louisiana State University Law Center
  • Wendy Bach, University of Tennessee School of Law
  • Emery Birch, Seattle University School of Law
  • Meghan Boone, Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Deirdre Bowen, Seattle University School of Law
  • Jordan Boyle, Boston University Law
  • Esther Brilliant, Pima County Public Defenders Office
  • Courtney Cahill, UC Irvine
  • Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia School of Law
  • Sheena Chiang, Phoenix Attorney
  • Annie Cho
  • David S. Cohen, Drexel Law School
  • Anne Coughlin, University of Virginia School of Law
  • Melissa Davis, University of New Hampshire Law
  • Maxine Eichner, UNC School of Law
  • Julia Field Costich, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
  • Marie-Amelie George, Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Adrienne Ghorashi, Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • Joanna Grossman, SMU Dedman School of Law
  • Liz Hadley, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Vivian Hamilton, William & Mary Law School
  • Jill Hasday, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Jennifer Hendricks, University of Colorado Law School
  • Kathi Hoke, University of Maryland Carey School of Law
  • Sydney Jackson, Student of Professor Bowen - Seattle University School of Law
  • Margaret E. Johnson, University of Baltimore School of Law
  • Sital Kalantry, Seattle University School of Law
  • Laura Kessler, SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
  • Suzanne Kim, Rutgers Law School
  • Heather Kuhn, University of Buffalo
  • Laura Lane-Steele, University of South Carolina
  • Rebecca LaSalle
  • Elizabeth MacDowell, William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Suparna Malempati, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
  • Hannah Mason, Seattle University School of Law
  • Sarah Matsumoto, Willamette University College of Law
  • Lisa Mazzie, Marquette University Law School
  • Linda C. McClain, Boston University School of Law
  • M Isabel Medina
  • Rachel Mendelson, Georgetown University Law Center/Miller & Chevalier
  • Kanani Palafox, Student of Professor Bowen - Seattle University School of Law
  • Meighan Parsh, UNC School of Law
  • Aditi Patil
  • Jessica Pauley, Seattle University School of Law
  • Mary Quandt, Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Nicole Rudnicki, Seattle University School of Law
  • Elizabeth Sepper, University of Texas School of Law
  • Tracy Thomas, University of Akron School of Law
  • Kyle Velte, University of Kansas
  • Teomar Verde Carrión Iglesias, Interamerican University-School of Law
  • Sidney Watson, Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Stefanie Weigmann, Pappas Law Library, Boston University Law
  • Deborah Widiss, Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Individual Credits for Particular States' Summaries

Alaska
  • Sydney Manning, Seattle University School of Law
  • Zoey Jordan Salsbury, Seattle University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Alexandria Ellis and Jillian Moody, Seattle University School of Law
Arkansas
  • Meighan Parsh, UNC School of Law; based on NACDL's report Abortion in America: How Legislative Overreach Is Turning Reproductive Rights Into Criminal Wrongs: Arkansas Appendix 1
  • Reviewed by Maxine Eichner, UNC School of Law
Arizona
  • Barbara Atwood, University of Arizona Rogers College of Law
  • Reviewed by Esther Brilliant, Pima County Public Defenders Office, and Sheena Chiang, Phoenix Attorney
California
  • Nicole Rudnicki, Seattle University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Kanani Palafox, Seattle University School of Law
Colorado
  • Jennifer Hendricks, University of Colorado Law School
Connecticut
  • Courtney Cahil, University of California, Irvine
Delaware
  • Gayle Allen, Seattle University School of Law
Florida
  • Marie-Amélie George, Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Mary Ziegler, UC Davis School of Law
Georgia
  • Suparna Malempati and Michael Mears, Altanta's John Marshall Law School
Hawaii
  • Kanani Palafox, Seattle University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Nicole Rudnicki, Seattle University School of Law
Illinois
  • Sydney Jackson, Seattle University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Dr. Deirdre Bowen, Seattle University School of Law
Indiana
  • Deborah Widiss, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  • Earlier draft (prior to Dobbs) reviewed by Ken Falk, ACLU of Indiana
Kansas
  • Ellie Beck, Melanie Daily, and Kyle Velte, University of Kansas School of Law
Kentucky
  • Cortney Lollar, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
  • Reviewed by Julia Field Costich, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
Louisiana
  • M. Isabel Medina, Loyola New Orleans
Maine
  • Meghan Boone, Wake Forest School of Law
  • Reviewed by Dmitry Bam, University of Maine School of Law
Maryland
  • Margaret E. Johnson, The University of Baltimore School of Law
  • Kathleen Hoke, The University of Maryland Carey Law School
  • Research Assistance by Eva Cox JD '23 The University of Baltimore School of Law
Massachusetts
  • Linda C. McClain, Boston University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Aziza Ahmed, BU Law
Minnesota
  • Jill Hasday, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Reviewed by Kate Baxter-Kauf
Mississippi
  • Meighan Parsh, UNC School of Law; based on NACDL's report Abortion in America: How Legislative Overreach Is Turning Reproductive Rights Into Criminal Wrongs: Arkansas Appendix 1
  • Reviewed by Maxine Eichner, UNC School of Law
Missouri
  • Mary Quandt & Sidney D. Watson, Saint Louis University School of Law
North Carolina
  • Maxine Eichner, UNC School of Law
  • Reviewed by Meghan Boone, Wake Forest University School of Law
Nevada
  • Elizabeth L. MacDowell, William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV
Ohio
  • Tracy Thomas, University of Akron School of Law
  • Reviewed by Jessie Hill, Case Western Reserve School of Law
Pennsylvania
  • Adrienne R. Ghorashi, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • Reviewed by David S. Cohen, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law 
South Dakota
  • Kanani Fox, Seattle University School of Law
  • Reviewed by Deirdre Bowen, Seattle University School of Law
Tennessee
  • Wendy A. Bach, University of Tennessee College of Law
Utah
  • Laura T. Kessler, SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
Vermont
  • Emery Birch, Seattle University School of Law
West Virginia
  • Jessica Pauley, Seattle University School of Law
Wyoming
  • Jessica Pauley, Seattle University School of Law

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