Malinda L Seymore
@mseymore.bsky.social
Law prof, writing about abortion and adoption, teaching Evidence, Crim Pro, Women & Law, Adoption Law @TAMULaw. Opinions my own.
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This new article was very difficult to write. In it, I suggest that trans youth care often talks about adoption in unnuanced ways that erase the sexism, racism, and imperialism of the adoption industry, and argue that we need to do better.
Reflecting on the Rhetoric of Adoption in Trans Youth Care
Adoption is increasingly being discussed as an alternative to procreation for trans youth given the impact of gender-affirming medical care on fertility. In this article, I caution against idyllic vie...
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January 3, 2024 at 9:07 PM
This new article was very difficult to write. In it, I suggest that trans youth care often talks about adoption in unnuanced ways that erase the sexism, racism, and imperialism of the adoption industry, and argue that we need to do better.
My former student: first Black DA elected in Dallas County, first Conviction Integrity Unit created in nation. Passed too soon, but what a legacy.
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Craig Watkins, former Dallas County District Attorney, dies at 56
Former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins has died. He was 56.
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December 13, 2023 at 12:52 AM
My former student: first Black DA elected in Dallas County, first Conviction Integrity Unit created in nation. Passed too soon, but what a legacy.
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Abortion ban "exceptions" don't exist. They never existed. Not for rape. Not for incest. Not for the life of the mother. The only people they're designed to protect is the politicians who tout them as a fraudulent defense of an inhumane policy. Exceptions are a talking point and nothing else.
NEW: The Texas Supreme Court VACATES the temporary restraining order that would have allowed Kate Cox to get an abortion in Texas, stating that her situation, as articulated, falls outside the medical-necessity exception www.txcourts.gov/media/145764...
December 12, 2023 at 12:39 AM
Abortion ban "exceptions" don't exist. They never existed. Not for rape. Not for incest. Not for the life of the mother. The only people they're designed to protect is the politicians who tout them as a fraudulent defense of an inhumane policy. Exceptions are a talking point and nothing else.