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LSRJ 2009 Leadership Institute - Save the Date!
July 11-12, 2009
University of Pennsylvania Law School
(more information available spring 2009)
Come learn how to make justice happen on your law school campus and in your community! Join us for an inspiring weekend where you will learn how to build your LSRJ chapter’s capacity, plan for the future, and meet other like-minded student members from all over the United States!
A student-led planning committee is forming now. Contact if you’re interested in shaping the 2009 Leadership Institute.
LSRJ Fellow Blogs about Ballot Initative Results
Although many ballot initiatives that would threaten reproductive rights were defeated Tuesday night across the nation, we cannot consider last night a victory for the reproductive justice community.
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It’s curious that after reporting that this measure passed in Arkansas, the next sentence in this article is the following: “Tuesday was a relief for supporters of reproductive rights.” Adoption rights are reproductive rights. The rights of same-sex couples to marry and the rights of adults to become parents are reproductive rights. I don’t know about you, but after hearing about the measures that passed in California, Arizona, and Arkansas, the last emotion I feel is relief.
To read this blog post in its entirety, go to: RepoRepro
Without a Course on Reproductive Justice, There’s No Choice at Harvard Law
By: Board of the Harvard Law Students for Reproductive Justice
Harvard Law Record
Posted: 10/30/08
A course on reproductive justice constitutes far more than abortion. Indeed, a course on reproductive justice, the new moniker of the group formerly known as Students for Choice, would offer students the opportunity to learn about a wide spectrum of topics, including public funding for reproductive health services; access to contraception; minors’ and prisoners’ rights; religious restrictions and refusals; and potential implications of new assisted reproductive technologies. Such classes provide an opportunity to highlight dynamic topics in social justice, human rights, and civil liberties as they intersect with reproductive justice, such as racial and environmental justice; LGBTQ liberation; freedoms of speech, religion, and association; rights to privacy, bodily autonomy, and equality; and birthing, parenting, and family formation rights.
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Harvard Law School exists to serve the best interests of the nation. It is difficult to imagine how HLS can prepare Supreme Court Justices, Presidents, statesmen, and servants, without a more substantive course in one of the most complicated and controversial areas of law.
Click Harvard LSRJ article to read the rest of the article.
LSRJ Announces its First Fellow
Congratulations to Amanda Allen, 2008 CUNY Law School graduate, on being selected to serve as LSRJ’s first yearlong, post-graduate Fellow! Amanda will start bringing her talents and RJ experience to bear on our operations on October 1. We are thrilled to welcome Amanda to the team and look forward to working with her to further LSRJ’s mission to ensure that the new generation of legal experts is prepared to protect and expand reproductive rights.
Thank you to all the brilliant, committed law school graduates who applied for the position. The Fellowship Selection Committee was impressed by both the quantity and quality of the applicants. We enjoyed meeting you and wish you all the best in your careers!
Sarah Weddington Writing Prize Call for Submissions
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
WIN MONEY AND GET PUBLISHED
LSRJ is accepting submissions for its 4th annual Writing Prize.
The theme this year is “Seeking Reproductive Justice in All Places for All People.”
Law Students for Reproductive Justice is looking for fresh student scholarship that a) focuses on marginalized individuals or communities, such as people of color, immigrants, minors, poor people, prisoners, and those who identify as LGBTQQI, and b) applies a reproductive justice lens in its analysis . For a clear understanding of reproductive justice, please refer to the resources listed on this site under About Us - Action - Reproductive Justice.
Papers may have a domestic or international scope. Authors are encouraged to focus their research on issues or occasions of reproductive coercion or oppression: the political, social, legal, and economic forces that limit or control the reproductive options of individuals and communities. A wide range of topics will be accepted, including but not limited to a particular community’s unique struggle against reproductive oppression; environmental conditions causing reproductive harms; coercive or forced contraception, sterilization, or birthing conditions; the shackling of pregnant prisoners during labor and delivery; discrimination against non-traditional family formation; the impact of pharmacist refusals or abortion provider shortages in geographically isolated communities; or access to the HPV vaccine.
Papers must be at least 20 pages in length, not including footnotes, double-spaced 12-point Times New Roman font. Papers submitted for publication elsewhere will be accepted; however papers previously published will not be allowed. An outside panel of attorney judges will select the winners.
Send your submission as a pdf or Word attachment to by March 2nd!
Winning authors will receive $750 (1st place) or $250 (2nd place), get published on LSRJ’s website, and perhaps be invited to present their papers at conferences.
Repossess Reproductive Justice - Bringing Rights Within Reach. RepoRepro is the blog of Law Students for Reproductive Justice.
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