Maya Manian

If you are in the D.C. area, we hope you can join us for a terrific discussion on "The Pregnancy Police" with author Grace Howard and #ReproJustice advocate @renee.bsky.social - March 2nd at 12pm ET

So thrilled for you and for us readers to have both this terrific article and A Non-Person Theory of the Fetus (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....) - both are must reads!

My latest article, “A Non-Person Theory of the Fetus,” is finally online (forthcoming in Boston College Law Review). I have been thinking about this paper’s very tricky question for nearly 4 years, and I’m relieved it’s finally out in the world. 🧵👇 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Group photo of all 2025 Health Law Scholars Workshop participants on the rooftop patio of Scott Hall with the Gateway Arch behind.

Submissions for the 2026 #HealthLaw Scholars Workshop are being accepted now through April 13. The strength of the workshop relies on a strong pool of submissions, so please share this call widely.

Excited to celebrate our 25th year with four excellent new scholars!

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Congrats @jillwieberlens.bsky.social and @amwhelan.bsky.social, excited to read the final draft!

Wow.

TODAY at 12 noon ET! Join us for a timely discussion on abortion access "After Dobbs"—essential for hospital legal counsel and health law professionals.

Join us for the next Future of Health Care Series event: After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court Ended Roe but Not Abortion.

This panel examines how abortion access has evolved in the wake of Dobbs.

📅 Fri, Feb. 6 | 12:00–1:30 PM ET | Virtual via Zoom

🔗 Free registration: tinyurl.com/3d72p84a

A woman in front of a PowerPoint that reads Stillbirth and the Law amid speech standing before a room with others sitting at tables.

A woman amid speech standing before a PowerPoint

It was an honor to have @jillwieberlens.bsky.social present her book Stillbirth & the Law (@ucpress.bsky.social) at the Seton Hall Law faculty colloquium today! Great discussion on reproductive justice and the criminalization of pregnancy and stillbirth. Book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/stillb...

Abortion Access Can’t Depend on Rage Donations Post-Dobbs abortion access has been propped up by donor outrage and heroic work—but that fragile system is already leaving people behind.

Terrific piece on the current state of abortion access by @dsc250.bsky.social & @carolejoffe.bsky.social - there is a lot to rage about these days but we still need those rage donations for abortion care: msmagazine.com/2026/01/21/a...

11 books by New England authors to prepare for 2025 From self-improvement tips to practical activism to escapist romance, WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette has a selection of books to help set intentions for the months ahead.

Professors David S. Cohen & Carole Joffe had the opportunity to conduct 3 rounds of interviews about abortion in early 2022, then following the Dobbs ruling, & again 6 months later. Their book, AFTER DOBBS, comes out this year.

Looking forward to moderating this important discussion—and deeply grateful to our outstanding speakers Francine Coeytaux, @dsc250.bsky.social, @carolejoffe.bsky.social, & Tammi Kromenaker for bringing their expertise to this critical issue in reproductive health. Hope you can join us!

Huge thanks to our amazing panelists for such a powerful conversation at our Stillbirth and the Law event. Grateful for your insight and candor-and for moving this work forward! @jillwieberlens.bsky.social
@auwclhealthlaw.bsky.social

TOMORROW! 12pm ET - Join us for an important conversation on preventing stillbirth with @jillwieberlens.bsky.social, Jessica Cohen, Katy Gold, and Thomas Williams
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Looking forward to Thursday’s HLPP event on preventing stillbirth—bringing together law, policy, and public health perspectives. Join us in person or online! Thursday November 13th 12-1:30pm ET
#ASLME #AHLA @auwcl.bsky.social

Third-Party Accommodations, Doron Dorfman Abstract Does disability rights law impose an obligation on employers, schools, and other places of public accommodation to control the behavior of coworkers, students, or other third parties to accommodate an individual with disabilities? This Article examines that unexplored legal question and shows that the law frequently fails to protect people with disabilities from the choices and behaviors of third parties. Judges often consider these major barriers to access beyond the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s reasonable accommodation mandate. This Article argues that this problem results from improperly imposing the privity paradigm, a doctrine that limits the inquiry about the reasonableness of an accommodation relative to the relationship between the first party (the disabled individual) and the second party (the employer or other entity covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act). Using disability studies, legal theory, and political economy analysis, this Article shows how a narrow interpretation of the reasonable accommodation mandate has failed to adapt to our modern understanding of disability as a complex interaction between the impairment and the social environment. To address the issue, this Article introduces a new theory of third-party accommodations, which would require others to alter or cease behaviors to accommodate an individual with disabilities. This Article then suggests a normative framework that courts can use to analyze cases involving requests for third-party accommodations, including the factors that judges should balance to determine the reasonableness of a request. In highlighting the need to move beyond a constricted interpretation of reasonable accommodation, this Article imagines a new horizon for disability justice.

I am just thrilled to have my new article Third-Party Accommodations officially out @michlawreview.bsky.social! The MLR editors were a pleasure to work with and sharing the same volume as @kovarsky.bsky.social & Daniel Fryer is the cherry on top. Read it: repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...

Thanks to our terrific panelists @jillwieberlens.bsky.social Jessica Cohen (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
and Katherine J. Gold (University of Michigan Medical School)

Proud to see our next Future of Health Care panel taking on stillbirth prevention—an issue that deserves far more attention. Join us Nov. 13 (12–1:30 PM ET) for this critical dialogue.

Thank you @mayamanian.bsky.social for your wonderful vision and brilliance

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us today for “Risk and Resistance: Feminist Interventions in Health Law, Science, and Policy”! Deep gratitude to our incredible speakers, panelists, and especially author @azizaahmed.bsky.social for sparking such powerful conversations
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Tomorrow’s the big day! Excited to gather for Risk and Resistance and hear from an amazing lineup of scholars + advocates. Join us at 12pm ET (in person or online) 👉 Details & Registration: tinyurl.com/yt2zex6u

How Long Before Taking Tylenol While Pregnant Is a Crime? In light of new data showing over 400 people have been prosecuted for pregnancy-related crimes, we should be wary of how Trump’s directives may be used against women.

“With consideration for women’s suffering in pregnancy on the back burner, and blame and accountability taking center stage, we should be wary of how pregnancy directives will be mobilized in the criminal legal system.” @azizaahmed

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NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Today at 1pm: @mccuskey.bsky.social, Nicole Huberfeld, and I will defy the laws of time by covering Skrmetti 🏳️‍⚧️, Mahmoud🏳️‍🌈, Braidwood💉, VanDerStok🔫, Medina🤰, Chiles🧑‍⚕️, Callais🗳️, 1st Choice🥸, & more in a mere 50min
@buhealthlaw.bsky.social @bulaw.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social

📢 One week away!
Join us on Oct. 3 (12–5 PM ET) for Risk and Resistance: Feminist Interventions in Health Law, Science & Policy.

✨ Featuring a keynote from @azizaahmed.bsky.social on her new book, plus panels on feminist activism, law & public health.

📍 Details & Registration: tinyurl.com/yt2zex6u

Grateful to our courageous clients and co-counsel @dsc250.bsky.social @bergermontague.bsky.social. Together, we will protect trans youth!

Here's what the experts have to say on the matter.

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A poster for the talk: The Limits of the ADA: Exploring the Duty to Accommodate in Law & Society by Doron Dorfman, Thursday, Sep. 25 at 5 pm at the Riggs Library - Healy Hall. ASL interpreted. A photo of a man with dark hair and glasses smiling alongside a photo of signing the ADA into law.

Thrilled to be giving a talk on The Limits of the ADA’s Duty to Accommodate @oneillinstitute.bsky.social (@georgetownlaw.bsky.social) & the Georgetown Program in Disability Studies tomorrow (Sep. 25) at 5 pm. If you’re around, please join us. Details below 👇

Congratulations Aziza!! Can't wait to celebrate your terrific work!

Thank you to our speakers for supporting and making time for this event, including
@tracyweitz.bsky.social
@michelegoodwin.bsky.social
@ferrynicola.bsky.social
@sameer-ashar.bsky.social
@serenamayeri.bsky.social
@brishen.bsky.social
@matiangai.bsky.social
@profmohapatra.bsky.social