Elizabeth W Sepper in the Media

The Dallas Morning News October 13, 2025

We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move

Professor Elizabeth Sepper warns that policing the gender expression of those who are most vulnerable in trans communities will inevitably result in more surveillance and policing of a strict interpretation of gender expression for everyone.

Time September 4, 2025

Texans Could Soon Be Able to Sue Abortion Pill Providers for At Least $100,000 in Damages. Here’s What to Know

Professor Elizabeth Sepper analyzes what HB 7 means to abortion pill manufacturers and distributors in Texas.

Rewire News Group August 18, 2025

$150 Billion to Deport Immigrants? Here Are 4 Other Ideas.

Professor Elizabeth Sepper observes that recent Supreme Court decisions are increasingly blurring the line between church and state, raising complex questions about how religious institutions intersect with government policy.

Emergency Medicine News July 31, 2025

What Does the Trump Administration’s Rescission of EMTALA Abortion Guidance Mean for Emergency Physicians?

Professor Elizabeth Sepper notes that the rollback of federal EMTALA guidance removes a crucial signal of support for emergency physicians, leaving them uncertain about providing abortion care in states with strict bans.

NPR July 8, 2025

Feds investigate hospitals over religious exemptions from gender-affirming care

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains that recent investigations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services into providers who refuse gender-affirming care mark a significant shift in how federal conscience laws are being used, expanding them beyond their original scope of abortion and sterilization procedures.

KFF Health News July 1, 2025

Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the Department of Health and Human Services' controversial expansion of existing federal laws for use in recent investigations to justify the refusal of care for transgender patients.

Slate May 21, 2025

How Texas’ Latest Attempt to Crack Down On Abortion Could Restrict Access Across the Country

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the proposed Senate Bill 2880 that would criminalize pregnant people seeking abortions.

The Washington Post May 14, 2025

Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how abolition bills intending to criminalize abortions are often referred to as "prenatal protection acts" as an attempt to establish fetal personhood under the 14th Amendment.

The Texas Tribune May 12, 2025

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the complicated back-and-forth legal conflict caused by provisions under SB 2880 that make it harder for abortion providers to countersue plaintiffs.

Bolts May 12, 2025

“A Backdoor Effort” to Revive Texas’ Century-Old Abortion Law

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how Senate Bill 2880 is a clearer attempt than previous bills by anti-abortion legislators to make the case for reviving the 1925 law that criminalizes pregnant women for seeking abortions.

The Texas Tribune March 27, 2025

Amid support from doctors group, bill to clarify Texas’ abortion ban does little to save lives, critics say

Professor Elizabeth Sepper analyzes how Senate Bill 31, which would clarify medical exemptions to Texas' abortion ban, relates to statutes from the 1800s that would criminalize abortion-seekers themselves if legally revived.

The Regulatory Review February 27, 2025

Freedom of Expression or Freedom to Discriminate?

Professor Elizabeth Sepper argues the Supreme Court's expansion of the right to expressive association may allow organizations to bypass anti-discrimination laws if they frame these practices as a First Amendment issue.