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On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The decision ruled that the federal Constitution does not contain a right to abortion. As a result of the Dobbs decision, abortion is now illegal or severely restricted in many states.  

Organizational Statements

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This database is limited to standalone statements from organizations and does not encompass broader opposition expressed through legislative or regulatory actions. Statements date from the Dobbs decision to summer 2024. 

Joint Statements

In order to submit additional statements for inclusion on this page or to express your organization or business’s interest in making a statement, please email CRHLP@law.ucla.edu. A model statement that can be modified for this purpose is linked here.

US Supreme Court building

As the Supreme Court’s most recent term has now ended, observers are left to consider the many historic decisions that will have a lasting impact for years to come.

In a June 30 webinar titled “From the Frontlines: The Supreme Court Rulings on Affirmative Action, LGBTQ Rights, and Student Debt,” public writings and even social media videos, UCLA School of Law experts have stepped in to break down some of the most pivotal decisions.

Here is what they had to say.

Affirmative action

Photo credit: Sabrina Chang
Photo credit: Sabrina Chang

On May 2, one year after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, UCLA Law’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) hosted a press conference to announce a new legal hotline created by the Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice (SoCal LARJ).

This page aims to track legal and policy resources related to abortion and to list the many legal research tools and abortion defense efforts happening across the U.S. today. It includes work done at the state and national levels, undertaken by NGOs, law firms, and governments. The content is meant to be an evolving collection of resources that will be updated regularly; please contact Cathren Cohen with any suggested additions or changes (cohenc@law.ucla.edu).

Mapping the National Legal Landscape

Center for Reproductive Rights

Guttmacher Institute

Kaiser Family Foundation

Repro Organizations

Patient-Focused Abortion Finders

Local, State, and Regional Pro Bono Partnerships

National Efforts

Federal Action

  • Executive Orders

    Executive Orders

    • EOs in July and August 2022 on protecting access to repro healthcare
    • Protect medication abortion, access to contraception (ACA), consumer protection, convene volunteer lawyers (including on right to travel)
  • Department of Health and Human Services

    Department of Health and Human Services

    • New HIPAA guidance, new data privacy guide
    • In January 2022, announced Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force to coordinate activities across HHS to protect and bolster repro health & rights
      • Includes eliminating policy barriers, data collection, eliminating health disparities, partnerships, and destigmatizing repro health care.
  • ReproductiveRights.gov

    ReproductiveRights.gov

    • Offers “know your rights” on abortion, emergency care, etc., and how to file patient privacy or nondiscrimination complaint with Office of Civil Rights
  • Department of Justice and White House Volunteer Lawyers Convening

    Department of Justice and White House Volunteer Lawyers Convening

    • July 29 convening of more than 200 lawyers, advocates, firms, bar associations, legal aid, repro groups, and law schools.
      • Call to action for firms to commit minima um of 500 hours to defending reproductive rights.
  • Department of Justice Reproductive Rights Task Force

    Department of Justice Reproductive Rights Task Force

    • Formalization of existing work group identifying ways to protect access to repro health care.
    • Monitor and evaluate state and local legislation and enforcement actions which will infringe on federal protections, repro health care access, impair informed consent, ban medication abortion, and impose criminal or civil liability.

    Related:

Program

Reproductive and Sexual Health Exceptionalism

Moderator: Lindsay F. Wiley, UCLA Law

Panelists:

Emerging Health Care Regulatory Issues After Dobbs

Moderator: Seema Mohapatra, SMU Dedman School of Law

Panelists:

Discrimination and Equity in Reproductive and Sexual Health

Moderator: Lindsay F. Wiley, UCLA Law

Panelists:

Patient Safety and Autonomy in Reproductive and Sexual Health

Moderator: Seema Mohapatra, SMU Dedman School of Law

Panelists:

Nov 15, 2022
Cary Franklin is Quoted in Politico on Constitutional Propositions for Abortion Rights in California
UCLA Law faculty on issues in the midterm elections

A candidate’s messaging, charisma and likability may all factor into a voter’s decision on election day. But the rubber hits the road when those candidates get sworn into office and begin to write, pass and block legislation that affects citizens’ everyday lives. Beyond the legislation that elected officials may pass, other issues loom large in the midterms, including election integrity and the evolving role of social media.

Here, UCLA School of Law’s faculty experts share what they’re paying attention to.

Who We Are

UCLA Law's Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy; the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney; the Los Angeles County Bar Association; and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles - together with a range of law firms, government agencies, and advocacy organizations - have come together as the Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice (SoCal LARJ). 

How to Join

From left: Grace Meng, Nancy Abell, Lara Stemple, and Cary Franklin
The post-Dobbs landscape and the launch of SoCal LARJ were discussed at UCLA’s LEAD Summit.

Law firms interested in joining SoCal LARJ are invited to fill out this survey to indicate the interest and capacity they have to take on new matters. Or, email us directly with any questions before filling out the survey. Firms may be asked to consider requests for legal support from patients, providers, advocates, and others in Southern California and beyond. No engagement letter is required. 

Non-law firm advocacy organizations who are interested in participating in SoCal LARJ should also email us directly. We continue to receive input from and make connections between organizations working on these topics, and we are interested in learning about any unmet legal needs.  

Resources and Training for SoCal LARJ Lawyers

We recognize that some firms and lawyers have undertaken work on reproductive rights and justice topics for many years. Others may be newer to these topics. For those who do not have in-depth experience in these matters we urge you to review the following materials from trusted sources before undertaking work on these topics. 

We also ask that you watch for announcements about trainings and CLE sessions related to this field which we will circulate via email. 

Finally, individual lawyers who would like access to a range of recorded training materials should join the If/When/How’s RJ Lawyers Network.

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