UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy
@uclarepropolicy.bsky.social
Reimagining the future of reproductive health, law, and policy in a time of urgent need.
The UCLA Law CRHLP is a think tank and research center developing long-term, lasting solutions that advance all aspects of reproductive justice.
The UCLA Law CRHLP is a think tank and research center developing long-term, lasting solutions that advance all aspects of reproductive justice.
As 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.
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
As 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.
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Last 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.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on.
Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA
On 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...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Last 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.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on.
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NEW: 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:
How Originalism Revived an Abortion Ban a Majority of the North Dakota Supreme Court Held Unconstitutional
Although 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.
statecourtreport.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NEW: 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:
We 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...
Visit the Hub: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We 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...
Visit the Hub: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...
Join 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...
Don't miss out! Register now at: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join 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...
Don't miss out! Register now at: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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We 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...
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We 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...
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
We 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...
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We 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...
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
Join 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...
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join 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...
Work 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.
App will be reviewed through 11/17/25.
October 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Work 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.
App will be reviewed through 11/17/25.
Today, 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...
September 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today, 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...
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Great 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!
September 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Great 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!
CRHLP 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....
September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
CRHLP 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....
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Today 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...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA
On 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...
law.ucla.edu
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today 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...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
Today 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...
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today 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...
RSVP 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!
August 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
RSVP 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!
This 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...
Read the full Q&A here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
August 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This 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...
Read the full Q&A here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
Now 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...
📺 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...
July 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Now 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...
📺 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...
Ever 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...
Now you can browse past issues all in one spot! law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...
July 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ever 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...
Now you can browse past issues all in one spot! law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...
Announcing 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
June 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Announcing 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
Tomorrow 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...
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Tomorrow 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...
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...
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NEW: "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.
The Role of History and Tradition in State Court Abortion Cases
Some state courts weighed historical evidence and found abortion rights protections, diverging from the U.S. Supreme Court’s approach in Dobbs.
statecourtreport.org
May 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NEW: "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.
Check out this informational video on an important recent case and read the full case explainer here: bit.ly/MichiganExplainer
Last 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/1087161915
I talked about the decision in @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's latest newsletter. Check it out: vimeo.com/1087161915
Case Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel
This is "Case Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel " by Kelsey Padilla on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…
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May 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Check out this informational video on an important recent case and read the full case explainer here: bit.ly/MichiganExplainer
Reposted by UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy
Last 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/1087161915
I talked about the decision in @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's latest newsletter. Check it out: vimeo.com/1087161915
Case Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel
This is "Case Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel " by Kelsey Padilla on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…
vimeo.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Last 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/1087161915
I talked about the decision in @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's latest newsletter. Check it out: vimeo.com/1087161915
CRHLP 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...
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...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
CRHLP 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...
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...