Elizabeth W Sepper in the Media

Houston Chronicle December 15, 2023

After Texas abortion ruling adds to confusion, will the state’s medical board step in?

Professor Elizabeth Sepper expresses the need for specific guidance from the Texas Medical Board regarding the state's abortion ban, following a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court denying a Dallas woman’s petition for an emergency abortion.

The Guardian December 11, 2023

Texas supreme court overturns ruling that would have let woman get emergency abortion

Professor Elizabeth Sepper asserts that medical exceptions for abortion access will not be usable in Texas following the state supreme court's denial of an emergency abortion to a Texas woman.

The 19th December 7, 2023

New Hampshire’s proposed 15-day abortion ban would effectively outlaw the procedure

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on New Hampshire's proposed 15-day abortion ban, noting that there is no detectable pregnancy at 15 days.

Bloomberg Law November 29, 2023

Texas Supreme Court Weighs Abortion Ban

Professor Elizabeth Sepper joins Bloomberg Law Podcast to discuss a case challenging the near-total ban on abortion in Texas.

JAMA Network October 22, 2023

The Supreme Court’s 303 Creative Decision and the Threat to LGBTQ+ Health Care

Professor Elizabeth Sepper co-authored an op-ed piece about how a controversial Supreme Court decision may impact anti-discrimination laws and LGBTQ+ healthcare.

Bloomberg Law Podcast September 12, 2023

Judges Appear Ready to Uphold Florida Abortion Ban

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is a guest on a podcast discussing the legal fight over Florida's 15-week abortion ban.

NPR August 8, 2023

What just happened when Texas’ abortion bans briefly lifted — and what comes next

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses an abortion lawsuit that is facing injunction at the Texas Supreme Court and how sending the case to trial would bring attention to the abortion ban's damaging effects on patients in Texas.

KFF Health News August 7, 2023

How the Texas Trial Changed the Story of Abortion Rights in America

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted in an article about the shifting of abortion advocacy lawsuits to include women denied abortions as plaintiffs.

Medical Marketing and Media August 7, 2023

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

Professor Elizabeth Sepper notes that doctors have appeared in court throughout the entirety of abortion rights history, providing contrast to a recent Texas abortion case in which the plaintiffs were women who had been denied abortions.

The Guardian July 6, 2023

US supreme court strikes blow against LGBTQ+ rights with Colorado ruling

Professor Elizabeth Sepper calls into attention that 303 Creative, the company the Supreme Court permitted to deny wedding website services to same-sex couples, does not currently design wedding websites and has never been approached by a same-sex couple for wedding services.

Texas Standard July 5, 2023

Supreme Court rules 6-3 to make it easier for businesses to deny service to LGBTQ people

Professor Elizabeth Sepper provides insight into the Supreme Court's ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis and how the case weakens the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws.

The Los Angeles Times July 5, 2023

Opinion: With its 303 Creative decision, the Supreme Court opens the door to discrimination

Professor Elizabeth Sepper pens an opinion piece criticizing the Supreme Court's decision to allow a web design company to deny services to same-sex couples and warns that the Court's reasoning could extend to discrimination on the basis of race, disability, sex and religion.