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Medical information and resources relating to the defense of pregnancy-related charges provided by NACDL for the criminal defense community. Resources are provided without warranty or guarantee. Please consult the laws and rules of your state and local authorities. Please log in to access them. Membership is NOT required.
Healthcare privacy resources relating to the defense of pregnancy-related charges provided by NACDL for the criminal defense community. Resources are provided without warranty or guarantee. Please consult the laws and rules of your state and local authorities. Please log in to access them. Membership is NOT required.
Professor Wendy Bach and Dr. Mishka Terplan provide information essential for lawyers defending pregnancy-related prosecutions as well as others in the field. They discuss reproductive medicine, use of expert witnesses, and healthcare privacy and HIPAA issues in these cases.
Gain a better understanding of the issues and the science involved in the defense of pregnancy-related charges. This training provides essential information for any lawyer defending a client facing pregnancy-related charges, including those involving drug use, child abuse / endangerment during pregnancy, and abortion related charges. The faculty of medical experts discusses the medical issues and science of these cases.
Powerpoint slides by Jamila Perritt, MD MPH FACOG, of Physicians for Reproductive Health. Presented at the NACDL annual summit Policing Pregnancy: The Impact of Data and Surveillance on Reproductive Healthcare in December 2024
The presentation includes a brief PowerPoint presentation on topics from the Female Offender Manual. A panel discussion follows to address questions on the policy, medical treatment, special needs and challenges regarding the administration of female facilities.
The seminar discusses a review of evaluation, designation, treatment and BOP procedures for prisoner placement and follow up. Mr. Jack Donson discusses the BOP requirements and regulations and Dr. Diane Sommer provides in-depth information referencing her thirty-five years of experience as a doctor, twenty of which were in the BOP as well as her time in the military.
State of Ohio v. Tara Hollingshead CT2022-0031
United States v. Shires, Karlosky, and Bond 1:19-cr-10043
Motions to suppress in U.S. v. Karlosky, et al
Powerpoint slides by Wendy Bach and Stephen Ross Johnson. Presented at the NACDL Post-Dobbs Defender Skills Summit in July 2023
The 126 undersigned organizations representing a broad, diverse group of stakeholders write today to endorse the Reentry Act. This critical legislation would allow incarcerated individuals to receive medical services supported by Medicaid thirty days prior to the individual’s release.
The expected prosecutions as a result of the Dobbs decision are bearing down on a system already overwhelmed post-COVID. Because of the promise of arrests for those traveling interstate seeking services, defense attorneys may feel an impact even if they do not practice in an abortion-restrictive jurisdiction.
