UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy has filed a new amicus brief in Louisiana v. FDA, prepared with colleagues at bsky.app/profile/ansi... and O'Melveny & Myers LLP on behalf of 322 reproductive health researchers: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul... 141
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026A new policy brief from CRHLP and the Mother Infant Cash Coalition examines the baseline demographics of 977 participants across four unconditional direct cash assistance programs serving pregnant and postpartum people nationwide. law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul... 112
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Join CRHLP and Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health on June 11th, from 6-8pm for Community & Conversation: Reproductive Health in America! Staff Attorney Cathren Cohen will be joining for a discussion about the state of reproductive health locally and nationally. RSVP here: lnkd.in/gTHJYew9 012
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026BREAKING UPDATE: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of an order issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana v. FDA. The FDA’s current rules, which allow people to receive mifepristone by mail or pharmacy, are now in place as the case proceeds on the merits. 113
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyUCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 07/05/2026The Fifth Circuit's ruling in Louisiana v. FDA could eliminate mail and pharmacy access to mifepristone nationwide. @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social filed an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to reverse the decision. Here, @melissagoodman.bsky.social, CRHLP’s executive director, explains what's at stake.law.ucla.eduUCLA Law experts shed light on the abortion pill case that is making newsThe executive director from UCLA Law’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy discusses the center's joint amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case, Louisiana v. FDA. 033
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Today, 360 researchers—led by CRHLP & @ansirh.bsky.social —filed an amicus brief in LA v. FDA, urging SCOTUS to follow science & reject restrictions on mifepristone. Eliminating telehealth by mail & pharmacy would ban safe care for people who need it most. Read more: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...law.ucla.edu 033
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyCathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We just filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of 360 repro health researchers explaining why dispensing mifepristone by mail and at pharmacies is safe and backed by science! 022
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Today, 360 researchers—led by ANSIRH & @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social—filed an amicus brief in LA v. FDA, urging SCOTUS to follow science & reject restrictions on mifepristone. Eliminating telehealth by mail & pharmacy would ban safe care for people who need it most. www.ansirh.org/research/res...ansirh.org360 Leading Reproductive Health Researchers Urge Supreme Court to Reject Restrictions on Mifepristone in Louisiana v. FDAThis week, the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily restored access to medication abortion pills by mail, pausing a Fifth Circuit ruling in Louisiana v. FDA that had reinstated in-person req... 074
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026As the Senate holds a hearing today amplifying anti-science rhetoric about the safety of mifepristone, it’s critical to ground this conversation in evidence rather than misinformation. 111
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Last year, with our colleagues at @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social we sent a letter to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists. The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on.law.ucla.eduCenter on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDAOn August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese... 096
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyState Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 08/12/2025NEW: A majority of the North Dakota Supreme Court said the state's abortion ban was unconstitutional, but ND's rule requiring a 4-vote supermajority to strike down a law resulted in the originalist minority's view winning out. @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's Diana Kasdan and Amanda Barrow explain:statecourtreport.orgHow Originalism Revived an Abortion Ban a Majority of the North Dakota Supreme Court Held UnconstitutionalAlthough three of the five justices on the court concluded the ban violated state due process rights, a state rule requiring a supermajority to strike down a law means the dissenting opinion controls. 044
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025We are excited to launch “History in Reproductive Rights Cases: A post-Dobbs Resource Hub”—a collection of legal resources showing how history can inform state constitutional cases to protect, rather than restrict, reproductive rights and gender justice. Visit the Hub: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce... 085
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Join us on November 13th at 10 AM PT for Embryonic and Fetal Rights? What it Would Mean for Pregnant People and Reproductive Rights, Health, and Research. Don't miss out! Register now at: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 023
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyUCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 22/10/2025We are excited to announce an opportunity to support CRHLP! Until 12/31, every gift made will have double the impact. The Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health has pledged a $50k match to help sustain the work of the Center. We need your help to meet it! www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl... 113
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 22/10/2025We are excited to announce an opportunity to support CRHLP! Until 12/31, every gift made will have double the impact. The Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health has pledged a $50k match to help sustain the work of the Center. We need your help to meet it! www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl... 113
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Join us on 11/3 at 11:30 AM PT for our upcoming webinar, Realizing the Promise of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments, featuring lawyers on the frontlines of litigation and ballot campaigns with insights into these new constitutional guarantees. RSVP: bit.ly/CRHLPReproWe... 045
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Work with us next summer! Apply now to be a 2026 spring extern contributing to our legal and interdisciplinary work. This position is available to 2L, 3L, and LLM students at UCLA Law. Learn more: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul.... App will be reviewed through 11/17/25. 021
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Today, the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at UCLA School of Law released a new report, The Promise of Reproductive Freedom Amendments: An Analysis of State Constitutional Protections and Their Impact. Read the report here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul... 13215
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyNaomi Goldman @naomigoldman.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Great supporting the annual 'Stand Up for Our Rights" fundraiser hosted by the Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health, benefitting @wrrapreprojustice.bsky.social, @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social, @brigidalliance.bsky.social, @powertodecide.bsky.social & @pposbc.bsky.social Los Angeles. Onward! 031
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 04/09/2025CRHLP has released a new report, State Abortion Policies and OB-GYN Residents: How Abortion Policies Influence Career Choices, Relocation Decisions, and Perceived Protection While Providing Care (law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul.... 112
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists. The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...law.ucla.eduCenter on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDAOn August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese... 07730
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Today we and our colleagues at @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul... 14625
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025RSVP now for our Student Open House, co-hosted with @williamsinstitute.bsky.social Join us on Wednesday, September 3, 5:30–7:00 PM to meet the staff of the Williams Institute and CRHLP. Whether you’re curious about research, policy, or advocacy, now is your opportunity to get involved! 010
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 08/08/2025This week for our newsletter, we spotlighted our Graduate Student Researcher Monika Nayak. Monika is contributing to several of our ongoing projects, including work focused on unconditional cash transfers and reproductive health access. Read the full Q&A here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul... 011
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Now we are excited to share a new online resource for our May Maternal Health Convening where you can: 📺 Watch the associated public panel 📚 Explore the readings that shaped our conversations 📌 Find new resources to share with your networks Access the webpage here: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce... 000
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Ever wish all our newsletters were in one easy-to-find place? Have you been meaning to catch up on recent issues, but don’t know where to start? Now you can browse past issues all in one spot! law.ucla.edu/academics/ce... 011
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Announcing our resource to stay informed on efforts to restrict or protect access to mifepristone bit.ly/CRHLPMifeTra...! The Mifepristone Litigation Tracker and Federal Action Tracker provide regularly updated info on court cases & federal admin actions that could shape abortion access nationwide 124
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Tomorrow CRHLP Staff Attorney @cathrencohen.bsky.social will be speaking at an event hosted by Planned Parenthood. Hear from folks working in organizing, policy, education, & law. Join us in Orange County at 6:30 PM! RSVP here: www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba... 012
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyState Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 28/05/2025NEW: "Three years after Dobbs, reproductive rights litigation in state courts reveals the role of history and tradition is far from settled." @reprorights.bsky.social's Diana Kasdan and @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's Amanda Barrow discuss how some state courts are breaking w/ SCOTUS's originalism.statecourtreport.orgThe Role of History and Tradition in State Court Abortion CasesSome state courts weighed historical evidence and found abortion rights protections, diverging from the U.S. Supreme Court’s approach in Dobbs. 144
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Check out this informational video on an important recent case and read the full case explainer here: bit.ly/MichiganExplainer 031
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyCathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Last week, a lower court in Michigan ruled that three laws restricting abortion access were unconstitutional under the state's Reproductive Freedom for All amendment. I talked about the decision in @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's latest newsletter. Check it out: vimeo.com/1087161915vimeo.comCase Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. NesselThis is "Case Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel " by Kelsey Padilla on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people… 121
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025CRHLP Staff are featured in a new Daily Bruin article about CRHLP's recent policy brief on unconditional cash transfer programs. Read the full piece here: dailybruin.com/2025/05/01/u... & check out the policy brief to learn about this powerful approach to repro justice: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 011
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 16/04/2025We want to highlight efforts created and led by the @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social to build awareness and activism driven by the lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people. Join us & BMMA in building towards policies & practices that ensure Black Mamas, families, and communities thrive! 010
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyRHITES @reprotelehealth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025RHITES is delighted to announce our April webinar, Legal Frameworks for Abortion Innovation: Integrating Telehealth into an Abortion Care Practice! Featuring The Lawyering Project & Abortion Defense Network, @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social, and Meadow Repro Health! ✨💙 Register now: shorturl.at/tZxic 012
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Last week, over two hundred attendees joined CRHLP virtually for a thought-provoking legal panel: Resistance and Reimagining: Perspectives on Reproductive and Gender Justice from the Academy, Advocacy, and Public Service. 111
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025‼️ Exciting News from CRHLP ‼️ We’re thrilled to announce the release of a new policy brief highlighting the growing momentum for a transformative approach: Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) for Pregnant and Newly Parenting People. The brief can be accessed at this link: bit.ly/UTCBrief 153
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025🚨Join CRHLP's staff attorney @cathrencohen.bsky.social and CRHLP Research Data Analyst Neko Castleberry as they host a workshop for UCLA HEART and Sexperts's Sex Week 2025! This event will be tomorrow, February 11th, at 8 pm in the De Neve Plaza Room on UCLA's campus. We hope to see you there! 🚨 021
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 06/02/2025ICYMI, don't forget to check out the recording of this timely and important webinar! Watch the recording here: youtu.be/4yKhNs0MNps?... & read our new policy brief aimed at increasing access to contraception by expanding the role of pharmacists here :https://bit.ly/CRHLPPharmBrief 121
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Join CRHLP on January 28th at 11 am PT as we kick off our two-part webinar series, Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception: Framing Challenges, Sharing Successes, Identifying Opportunities on the Horizon with the first webinar of the session! 031
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025As we look forward to the challenges and opportunities for the new year, CRHLP is proud to look back on a transformative year of advancing reproductive justice, policy innovation, and research. Read this thread to see some of our accomplishments! 141
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024This week, Abortion Care Network released its 8th annual Communities Need Clinics report, spotlighting the crucial role of independent abortion clinics in providing care, especially in hostile states and for later pregnancies. Read more: abortioncarenetwork.org/wp-content/u... 040
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024‼️ There is one day left to apply for our Research Director position ‼️ Come help us increase access to abortion & contraception, end racial & economic disparities in maternal health outcomes, support people who decide to build families, & dismantle the gender bias that limits reproductive justice! 021
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024🚨 New Resource Alert 🚨 Today, CRHLP has launched the first comprehensive database compiling statements from 272 organizations across sectors—including health care, law, education, and labor—opposing abortion bans and the criminalization of reproductive health care. 🧵 130
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Despite ProPublica reporting on the deaths of three Texans as a result of the state’s abortion ban, Texas has opted (www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...) not to investigate pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, skipping over the years following the state’s strict abortion ban. 141
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyMelissa Goodman @melissagoodman.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Hope you can join us Monday for this very timely and rare bringing together of prosecutor and on-gyn voices. 021
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024🚨Yesterday, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Idaho largely upheld Idaho’s law criminalizing assistance to minors seeking abortions without parental consent, the nation’s first so-called "abortion trafficking" statute. 120
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & PolicyUCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024On December 9th CRHLP will be hosting a webinar discussion that brings together voices of prosecutor associations, ob-gyn associations, & advocates to discuss widespread opposition to pregnancy criminalization across different professions. View this thread to see information on the panel's speakers! 121
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024🔔 The deadline to apply to be our new Research Director is in nine days! 🔔 Apply today to join our team & play a vital role in building the vision, expanding, managing, and executing the Center's research work! 030
UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024@propublica.org'S “Life of the Mother” series shares stories of preventable deaths due to abortion bans. The latest piece covers Porsha Ngumezi, 35, who died in Texas after complications from a miscarriage went untreated. Read here: www.propublica.org/article/pors... 132