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Robyn Powell

@robynmpowell.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at Stetson University College of Law. Disability law, family law, health law, reproductive justice.

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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1/ I’m excited to share that my new article, “ARTiculating Access: Disability Reproductive Justice and Assisted Reproduction,” is forthcoming in the Cardozo Law Review and now available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #DisabilityReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveJustice #DisabilityLaw
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<p>ARTiculating Access: Disability Reproductive Justice and Assisted Reproduction</p>
<p>Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have never been more celebrated, or more legally fragile. Championed across the political spectrum as instruments of
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The Imprint @theimprintnews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
YSI: The only U.S. research center focusing on parents with disabilities faces possible closure.
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Research Center for Parents With Disabilities Faces Closure
The only U.S. research center focusing on parents with disabilities faces closure after the Trump Administration withdrew a federal grant.
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Lurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
🗞️ Read how the impending closure of the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities directly impacts our communities through this piece in The Imprint by Michael Fitzgerald: zurl.co/c8w1B 📢 Join us in taking action: TinyUrl.com/ParentingCenterFunding
A comment from Alison Barkoff, the Biden administration’s assistant secretary for aging and George Washington University health law and policy professor. “I think this is sending a message that this isn’t a critical issue, that maybe parents – people with disabilities – don’t need this kind of support and advocacy and research... But people with disabilities face so much discrimination as parents. It is a huge gap that no other entity or funding source can fill.”A comment from Cathy Haarstad, board president of the Maryland-based Association for Successful Parenting: “The cost of a foster care placement currently averages $58,000 per child per year... government investment in research that benefits parents with disabilities, whose children often end up in foster care due to systemic bias, would be a good investment of taxpayer dollars.” Then, a comment from Kimberly Tissot, a cancer survivor, amputee and disability rights activist who leads the nonprofit Able South Carolina: ““[Cancelling the grant] will destroy families. This was a significantly bad move... parents with disabilities are overrepresented in the child welfare system and nobody else talks about it.”
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Lurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“It is a huge gap that no other entity or funding source can fill.” - Alison Barkoff, previous administration's Assistant Secretary for Aging Read coverage about the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities' funding crisis in @theimprintnews.bsky.social zurl.co/1P7b5
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Research Center for Parents With Disabilities Faces Closure
The only U.S. research center focusing on parents with disabilities faces closure after the Trump Administration withdrew a federal grant.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/07/2026
The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding. Staff call it a “profound setback for disability rights and family equity.”
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The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding
Staff call it a "profound setback for disability rights and family equity."
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 22/05/2026
Finally, last year, @meghanbellerose.bsky.social and @robynmpowell.bsky.social explained how Medicare not including permanent contraception in its coverage can make birth control unaffordable for some 1.3 million disabled women:
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Medicare Barely Covers Contraception, Making Birth Control Unaffordable for Many Disabled Women: New Study
The federal health insurance program for older adults also covers more than 1.3 million reproductive-aged women. Experts explain why they’re 72 percent less likely to use contraception than similar di...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thrilled to share that my new article, “Holding Out for Love: Why Disabled People Can’t Say ‘I Do,’” is out in the Wake Forest Law Review! www.wakeforestlawreview.com/wp-content/u...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📢 Abstract submissions are now open for the APHA 2026 Annual Meeting & Expo in San Antonio, TX (Nov 1–4)! As Program Co-Chair of the Disability Section, I'd love to see your work represented. Deadline: March 31. 🧵
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📢 Abstract submissions are now open for the APHA 2026 Annual Meeting & Expo in San Antonio, TX (Nov 1–4)! As Program Co-Chair of the Disability Section, I'd love to see your work represented. Deadline: March 31. 🧵
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upEND Movement @upendmovement.org · 12/02/2026
A new episode of The upEND Podcast is out now! Listen to “What About Disabled Parents?” with special guest Dr. Robyn Powell! We’ve been following Dr. Powell’s work for years, so it was great to finally have this conversation.
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What About Disabled Parents? (with Dr. Robyn Powell) - upEND Movement
Season 3, Episode 2
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Kat Macfarlane @katmacfarlane.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Nicole Porter’s work has been so important to understanding disability law and her leadership helped make our affinity group a reality. Congrats, Nicole!
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Stacey A. Tovino, JD, PhD @staceytovino.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Congratulations to Professor Nicole Buonocore Porter @WM.edu Law School for winning the AALS Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies' 2026 Chai Feldblum Award!
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I’m excited to share my article, Holding Out for Love: Why Disabled People Can’t Say “I Do”, forthcoming in the Wake Forest Law Review (2026). It explores why marriage equality remains out of reach for many disabled people. SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I was 8 years old when the ADA became law. As a disabled woman, I celebrate its promise—but also know how fragile our rights remain. 35 years later, we’re still fighting for true equality. www.damemagazine.com/2025/07/25/t... #ADA35
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The Promise, and Failure, of the Americans With Disabilities Act - Dame Magazine
I was 8 years old when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. I didn’t yet understand legislation, or what “civil rights” meant. But I already knew there were places I couldn’t go — res...
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DAME Magazine @damemagazine.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The ADA is hailed as a historic civil rights milestone, recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class. Yet now, on the 35th anniversary of the ADA, we've made so little progress. With Trump back in office, is the ADA doomed forever?
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The Promise, and Failure, of the American Disabilities Act - Dame Magazine
I was 8 years old when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. I didn’t yet understand legislation, or what “civil rights” meant. But I already knew there were places I couldn’t go — res...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of the ADA. It changed lives—but it was never enough. As disability rights face growing threats, I wrote about the law’s promise, its failures, and what’s at stake now. www.damemagazine.com/2025/07/25/t... #ADA35
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The Promise, and Failure, of the Americans With Disabilities Act - Dame Magazine
I was 8 years old when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. I didn’t yet understand legislation, or what “civil rights” meant. But I already knew there were places I couldn’t go — res...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Excited to be a part of this. There’s still time to sign up!
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Thrilled to share this new article that I co-authored.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"Through a reproductive justice lens—which demands attention to the social, political, and economic conditions that shape reproductive decision-making—we can better understand why abortion access is fundamentally a disability rights issue." www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/...
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Dobbs, Disability, and the Assault on Reproductive Autonomy
The Dobbs decision compounds historical reproductive injustices against disabled people, connecting modern abortion restrictions to the eugenic legacy of Buck v. Bell.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
“The Department of Energy—not exactly an obvious hot spot for attacks on disability or other civil rights,” said UPenn law professor Jasmine Harris, who also specializes in disability law. “Anti-civil rights creep often happens away from the main stage, more likely to be under the radar.”
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
“The Department of Energy’s decision to rescind the Section 504 new construction accessibility requirement is a direct attack on disability rights and part of a broader pattern of civil rights rollbacks aligned with Trump-era policies,” said law prof Robyn Powell.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Honored to be interviewed for this podcast.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Thankful to be interviewed for this important article.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
“Disability is seen now as very much a Democratic issue and not a Republican issue,” @robynmpowell.bsky.social said. “I have significant concerns about what will happen, because the Fifth Circuit is, of course, just so notoriously conservative.”
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Just got the print copy! My latest article, “Disabling Abortion Bans,” is out now in UC Davis Law Review. It explores how post-Dobbs abortion bans harm disabled people—and how the law can fight back. lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/file...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Excited to be speaking at "Three Years after Dobbs: The Reproductive Justice Landscape" at Northeastern Law!
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
So happy to see @maddow.msnbc.com feature @autisticadvocacy.org's important statement about how dangerous RFK Jr. is for autistic people.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The APHA Disability Section invites abstract submissions for our 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Submit your abstract by Friday, March 28! More info available at: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/di...
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 20/03/2025
The PWFA ensures pregnant and postpartum workers can access essential job protections—offering leave for recovery, mandating reasonable accommodations, prohibiting employer retaliation, and filling gaps left by other workplace policies.
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Four Things You Should Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
At a time when civil and reproductive rights are under constant attack, there remains at least one bright light: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a relatively new law that grants landmark pro...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📢 DISABILITY SECTION CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! APHA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington DC is accepting submissions until March 28! Topics include disability justice, health equity & more. Submit at: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/di... #APHA2025
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Women Also Know Law @womenknowlaw.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Check out @robynmpowell.bsky.social‬’s new article in the California Law Review exploring how the family policing system disproportionately surveils disabled parents, harming families under the guise of protection. buff.ly/mAfgMxO
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Excited to share my new article in the California Law Review exploring how the family policing system disproportionately surveils disabled parents, harming families under the guise of protection. www.californialawreview.org/print/family...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I am glad to be interviewed for this critical story to talk about how the child welfare system is using AI to discriminate against disabled parents.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I just checked and found that many datasets used for disability research are gone. We already have such limited data. This is devastating and dangerous.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This is a nightmare.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I can't even begin to explain how problematic this is.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/01/2025
Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order directing the expansion of federal use of the death penalty and encouraging states to do the same. The death penalty is unjust and cruel.
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Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal i...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/01/2025
Trans people have been here since the beginning. And we're not going anywhere. 📍 The People's March 📸 Will Martinez
A photo of a person holding up a handmade rally sign reading "A world without trans people has never existed and never will" among a group of protesters.
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/01/2025
Democratic state attorneys general file lawsuit challenging President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship
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Democratic states sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
A lawsuit filed by over a dozen Democratic state attorneys general Tuesday is challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, a major constitutional challenge to one of the Whi...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/01/2025
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
A huge congratulations to Katherine Pérez for winning the Chai Feldblum Award from the AALS Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies! #AALS2025
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Don't miss our panel today on attacks against DEI and their effects on law schools! #aals2025
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Incredibly excited about the Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies programming at #AALS2025! Be sure to check it out!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/12/2024
NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
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If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Incredibly excited about the Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies programming at #AALS2025! Be sure to check it out!
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I am so glad to see the DOJ actively enforcing the rights of disabled parents! www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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Justice Department Finds Arizona’s Department of Child Safety Discriminates Against Parents and Children with Disabilities
The Justice Department today announced its findings that the State of Arizona’s Department of Child Safety (DCS) violates Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by discriminating agains...
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/11/2024
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr., considered one of the chamber’s leading champions of disability policy, conceded in his Senate race last night, ending the Democrat’s decades-long career in Congress.
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A disability policy champion’s time in Congress has come to an end
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey was instrumental in passing multiple pieces of bipartisan legislation to advance the rights and well-being of people with disabilities.
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
@propublica.org reported that the Georgia maternal mortality review committee deemed the abortion ban-related deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller "preventable." Here's what the state did next: "Effective immediately the current MMRC is disbanded." www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Last day of classes! I'm so proud of my students for not only surviving, but thriving in this incredibly difficult semester.
Law, school campus, showing palm trees, and Clocktower
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Robyn Powell @robynmpowell.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This is disastrous for public health.
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