Join out team members Drs. Dara Mendez, Sonya Borrero, Mehret Birru Talabi, and Greer Donley as they speak at the Let’s Talk about Reproductive Justice happening next week, April 17th.
Let’s Talk about Reproductive Justice
Donley
Understanding Shield Laws
In anticipation of extraterritorial application of antiabortion laws, many states enacted laws that attempt to shield abortion providers, helpers, and patients from civil, professional, or criminal liability associated with legal abortion care. Professor Greer Donley and her colleagues analyzed and compared the statutory schemes of the seven early adopting shield states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York.
Letter to the Editor: The impact of U.S. abortion policy on rheumatology clinical practice: a cross-sectional survey of rheumatologists
Dr. Mehret Birru Talabi, Greer Donley, and Catherine Wright collaborated on a letter to the editor of Arthritis & Rheumatology about their recent cross-sectional survey of rheumatologists which describes the impacts of U.S. abortion policy on rheumatology clinical practice.
View the full letter to the editor here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37706661/
Professor Greer Donley will be the new Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development
We’re excited to announce that Greer Donley will be the new Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development at the School of Law!
Greer Donley Receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award
Greer Donley, JD was recognized for her research and advocacy work on health law, reproductive justice and bioethics. For her scholarship on reproductive rights, she has been cited as a “creative visionary,” a “shining light among junior law professors around the country” and “a leader among a cohort of [abortion law] scholars.”
Greer Donley is the 19th most downloaded scholar on SSRN in 2022
Congratulations to Greer Donley for being one of the Top 50 most downloaded scholars on SSRN in 2022!
Pregnancy Tissue Photos Backfire on Abortion Rights Supporters
Faculty member Greer Donley, JD co-wrote a piece for Slate.com about the negative ramifications of the pregnancy tissue photos that have been circling the web. This includes concerns around:
- Suggesting that the acceptability of abortion is based on the appearance of the fetus or embryo undermines and stigmatizes abortion rights after the first trimester
Congratulations to Greer Donley for receiving the Iris Marion Young Award!
Greer Donley, JD has been selected to receive the Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement for her extraordinary work on reproductive justice. This awards, co-sponsored by GSPIA and GSWS, honors members of the Pitt community who at Pitt or beyond work in special ways to promote justice.
Iris Marion Young Award Winners Will Be Honored on Thurs., Nov. 17.
Ensuring Patient-Centered Care in a Post-Roe World
Faculty members Sonya Borrero, MD, MS, Suji Uhm, MD, MPH, Marian Jarlenski, PhD, Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD, and Greer Donley, JD will present at Grand Rounds with Pitt School of Medicine and Pitt Public Health on September 6th around Ensuring Patient-Centered Care in a Post-Roe World.
Greer Donley Named the John E. Murray Faculty Scholar
Congratulations to Greer Donley for being named the John E. Murray Faculty Scholar at the Pitt's School of Law! This is incredibly exciting news and is a well deserved accomplishment.