Jessica Waters
@jessicalwaters.bsky.social
Law and policy prof at American U. Talking, writing, and sometimes yelling about about repro rights. Recovering Dean.
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My guest essay for @nytimes.com about Adriana Smith. This situation is a tragedy from top to bottom, and there is so much complexity that can't be teased out in so few words. May she and the family left behind find peace soon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/o...
Opinion | A Brain-Dead Woman Is Being Kept on Machines to Gestate a Fetus. It Was Inevitable.
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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In 1/2 of US states, a patient’s advance directive can be nullified if the patient is pregnant. Short piece here: theconversation.com/fetal-person...
Just presented this research at #LSA2025!
Just presented this research at #LSA2025!
Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care
Laws such as Alabama’s controversial ruling that gives personhood rights to frozen embryos will have ripple effects on how advance directives are interpreted by doctors and the courts.
theconversation.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In 1/2 of US states, a patient’s advance directive can be nullified if the patient is pregnant. Short piece here: theconversation.com/fetal-person...
Just presented this research at #LSA2025!
Just presented this research at #LSA2025!