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Seema Mohapatra
@profmohapatra.bsky.social
SMU Dedman law professor specializing in health equity, bioethics, & repro justice; JD, MPH; @sidleylaw alum; she/her/hers http://seemamohapatra.com
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Stories are a powerful tool for changing opinions—but they can work both ways, @michaelrulrich.bsky.social reminds us at the SLULaw health law symposium. Have to understand how counterstories may work, bring stories + data to persuade. @busph.bsky.social
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March 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#Obergefell // Roe: @profmohapatra.bsky.social reminds us not to think the constitutional backstop will always be there. Diversify strategies: statutory protections anywhere we can get them and in any area of law.
March 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Four of my favorite colleagues on analogies and lessons for trans health legal strategies from the #reprorights, substance use, anti-gun violence movements: @profmohapatra.bsky.social @michaelrulrich.bsky.social @profwaltermac.bsky.social @kellygillespie.bsky.social
@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Announcing the 2025 SLU Health Law Symposium - Skrmetti and the Future of Gender Affirming Care: Law, Policy, and Public Health Perils on Friday 3/28. Free to attend and available in person or via Zoom. Details & registration: www.slu.edu/law/health/s... (1/2)
March 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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3/28/25 #SLU Health Law Symposium Skrmetti & the Future of Gender Affirming Care: Law, Policy, & Public Health Perils. @drrestar.bsky.social @bengreene.bsky.social @ezrayoung.bsky.social @profmohapatra.bsky.social @michaelrulrich.bsky.social & other special guests! In-person/Zoom available.
Annual Health Law Symposium
Sponsored annually by the Center for Health Law Studies and the Journal of Health Law and Policy, the annual symposium provides opportunities to explore timely topics in the field of health law.
www.slu.edu
March 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I’m angry; you should be too. Call your member of Congress every day until they stop this hemorrhaging of scientific and clinical expertise. #Musk #Trump #Vought are making us less safer and making us sicker. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Thanks to @profhutchinson.bsky.social for the invite to speak at @emorylaw.bsky.social's Center for Civil Rights and Social Justice as a part of their Economic Justice Lecture Series- the students asked lots of great questions and it was a bonus to present alongside Professor Craig Konnoth
February 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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(2/2) Speakers to include: Ben Greene, Seema Mohapatra @profmohapatra.bsky.social, Arjee Restar @drrestar.bsky.social @uwsph.bsky.social, Michael Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social @buhealthlaw.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social & Ezra Young @ezrayoung.bsky.social.
January 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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I created a small but mighty starter pack of clinical ethics people. Happy to add more. Who am I missing?

#ClinicalEthics #bioethics #hec-c #MedicalEthics

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November 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Anyone who thinks this attack on higher ed is going to stop with the humanities or courses on race and gender has another thing coming - Florida is already targeting classes on “Labor and Globalization” and “Introduction to East Asia” for removal from the curriculum
November 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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Kirsty Horsey delivers today’s keynote speech at “Governing Reproduction: Exploring Law and Politics”, speaking about British surrogates’ views on their experiences, the existing law and potential law reform.
November 22, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Congratulations! @francoisebaylis.bsky.social !!!
Dr. Françoise Baylis (@francoisebaylis.bsky.social), a leading bioethicist and philosopher who is currently Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University, will serve as President of the RSC from 2025 to 2028.
November 22, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Our second and third panels at “Governing Reproduction: Exploring Law and Politics” explore the topics of reproductive justice, consent, and access to reproductive care.
November 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM
@vgruben.bsky.social, director of the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics, presenting results from her research study on "Surrogates Voices" at the wonderful Governing Reproduction conference that she helped lead & organize
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
University of Ottawa professor Stefanie Carsley discussing her qualitative interviews of intended parents in Canada and the need for oversight of surrogacy agencies in Canada #Governingreproduction
November 22, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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Excellent research by @inquisitivegyn.bsky.social highlighting another aspect of gender inequity in medicine www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Fascinating keynote by @ralmeling.bsky.social on The Politics of Reproductive Heath at the Governing Reproduction conference at the University of Ottawa
November 21, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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I haven't seen one out there yet, so I created a Sexual and Reproductive Health starter pack! Let me know who I missed that's here.

Looking forward to building back community here, especially as we gear up for these next few years.

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November 9, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Looking forward to presenting "Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Justice: Reflecting on the Post-Roe & Post-Election Legal Landscape" tomorrow at the Governing Reproduction Conference at the University of Ottawa - details and registration info here: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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1/ One of the Biden administration’s underreported successes has been prioritizing the confirmation of a diverse group of judges to the federal judiciary, @hegemommy.bsky.social writes.
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Here’s One Thing Biden and Democrats Can Do Before Trump's Return
It’s time for Joe Biden to stuff the bench.
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November 20, 2024 at 8:24 PM
tough ? but for health equity: Mama Might Be Better Off Dead
The Failure of Health Care in Urban America press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
November 20, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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I made a Bluesky “law professor starter pack” (plus some historians and law journalists)

It’s a bit random - it’s limited to 150, so I picked the first 150 that popped up on my list.
It’s a start!
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November 13, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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Assembling a cabinet from the people in your group chat is certainly a choice.
November 20, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Dr Oz for CMS administrator, RFK Jr for Secretary of HHS -- what could go wrong ? 😩 Probably a good time to follow some health law professors - thanks to Stacey Tovino for creating this starter pack!
Health law friends, won't you please follow all of the people in our Bluesky Health Law Starter Pack? We would love to share our work and conversations with you. go.bsky.app/KcwEJK5
Health Law Starter Pack
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November 20, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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Me excitedly following everyone in the repro law profs starter pack that @dsc250.bsky.social created!
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November 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM