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Reproductive Rights In The Legal Academy: A New Role For Transnational Law, Martha Davis, Bethany Withers
Reproductive Rights In The Legal Academy: A New Role For Transnational Law, Martha Davis, Bethany Withers
Martha F. Davis
Most law school courses approach reproductive rights law from a purely domestic perspective, as an extensive survey of casebooks and course material reveals. The authors argue that a transnational perspective can enhance the teaching of sexual and reproductive health in all of the law school courses and doctrinal settings in which this topic in treated. While the topic of “Global Sexual and Reproductive Rights” can be presented in a free-standing course, transnational perspectives should also be integrated across the curriculum where sexual and reproductive rights are discussed. Expanding reproductive rights pedagogy to address transnational perspectives will aid in exposing a …