Mary Ziegler

Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California Davis School of Law. 

Contributions

Wyoming Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether Abortion Is Health Care

A lower court ruled Wyoming’s abortion ban violated a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to make one’s own health care decisions. 

Book Excerpt: Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction, by Mary Ziegler

The fetal personhood movement already succeeded in eliminating what many viewed as a fundamental right. Its continued effects could be even further-reaching.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Spells a Win for Abortion Rights

The new justice, who previously represented Planned Parenthood, joins the bench as the court is set to decide two major abortion cases.

New State Hurdles to Standing Threaten Abortion Ban Challenges

Georgia’s Supreme Court sent a challenge to the state’s abortion ban back to the trial court to consider if the plaintiffs, including medical providers, had standing to bring the suit. 

Anti-Abortion Strategies Center on 19th Century Federal Law 

Activists hope to set up a clash between the Comstock Act and state laws protecting abortion. 

Texas Suit Against New York Doctor Ushers in New Era of Abortion Litigation

The Texas attorney general alleges a New York physician broke Texas law when she mailed abortion-inducing medication to a woman in Texas. 

Wisconsin Justices Appear Hostile to 175-Year-Old Abortion Law

The dispute over whether the 1849 law bans nearly all abortions in the state is a sign of a “world gone mad,” one justice said.

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