Elizabeth W Sepper in the Media

A nurse showing a box of the RU486 pill.

Bloomberg Law April 13, 2023

Abortion High Court Case May Turn on Doctors’ Power to Sue

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses the implications of the Fifth Circuit's mifepristone ruling and points out there is no foundation to claims of injury related to medical abortions.

Anti-abortion activists hold up a sign in front of the US Supreme Court building as as pro- and anti-abortion demonstrators protested in Washington, DC.

Bloomberg Law April 13, 2023

Abortion Pill Prescribers Are Uncertain With New Court Order

Professor Elizabeth Sepper predicts that the suspension of approval of generic mifepristone will reduce supply and availability of medication abortion in an article about the uncertainty surrounding abortion pill access.

NBC News April 13, 2023

Drug companies raise alarm over loss of ‘gold standard’ FDA approval after abortion pill ruling

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed for a news segment discussing the Justice Department's attempt to prevent a rollback of mifepristone access.

Literature about medication abortions is seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

1A On NPR April 13, 2023

Where Abortion Pill Access Stands

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed for a podcast discussing the ongoing mifepristone legal battle.

Texas Standard April 10, 2023

Medication abortion in peril after conflicting court rulings out of Texas and Washington state

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed on what will happen to abortion access following a set of contradictory rulings from two federal judges on the access to abortion pill mifepristone.

Bloomberg Law April 10, 2023

Two Judges, Two Abortion Pill Rulings—’Totally Different Worlds’

Professor Elizabeth Sepper and Professor Stephen Vladeck both are quoted in an article about conflicting court rulings from two U.S. district court judges on an abortion drug.

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Three women hold up "defend medication abortion" signs.

1A on NPR March 21, 2023

A Texas judge, the FDA, and the future of abortion pills in America

Professor Elizabeth Sepper was a guest on a podcast discussing the future of abortion pill access in light of the upcoming Mifepristone court case ruling.

PBS NewsHour March 7, 2023

Texas judge’s ruling on birth control threatens a nationwide program for minors

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed about the increase of religious influences in the courts following a ruling requiring Texas minors to obtain parental consent to access contraception.

Photo of Lauren Miller, of Dallas, Texas, who says that her state's abortion laws added to the stress and turmoil her family faced after one of her twins was diagnosed with a fatal condition in utero.

NPR March 1, 2023

3 abortion bans in Texas leave doctors ‘talking in code’ to pregnant patients

Professor Elizabeth Sepper was quoted about the impact of abortion bans in Texas, including one that prevents doctors from discussing abortion with patients and poses many ethical and professional challenges.

Texas Standard February 8, 2023

Decision could come soon on Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed about an Amarillo court case case challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone.

The 19th January 9, 2023

Planned Parenthood asks judge to rule in Texas Medicaid fraud suit

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses the impact that the Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs case has had on reproductive health providers and abortion providers as it relates to a pending lawsuit by the state of Texas against Planned Parenthood.

Kaitlyn and Landon Joshua were worried for Kaitlyn's health when she started to bleed heavily and had labor-like pains early in her pregnancy. But two different emergency rooms she went to wouldn't confirm she was miscarrying or explain her treatment options.

NPR December 29, 2022

Bleeding and in pain, she couldn’t get 2 Louisiana ERs to answer: Is it a miscarriage?

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses how Louisiana's anti-abortion laws have negatively impacted physicians, after a woman in Baton Rouge was refused treatment during a miscarriage.