Reproductive health law and reproductive rights are very relevant to research right now, as some states have recently passed restrictive laws on abortion and as the country awaits the Supreme Court's review of Texas's new law, which has caused a lot of controversy and uproar. When researching reproductive rights, it is of course important to keep up with the most current news since there are constantly new developments.
ACLU has compiled a helpful list of important case law regarding reproductive rights from 1965 to now. That can be found here.
Guttmacher Institute has compiled an article with state policy trends around reproductive health (abortion, pregnancy care, etc.) for the year of 2020. That can be found here.
Westlaw and Lexis do not have pages dedicated to reproductive health law, but you can find the most relevant legislation and case law by searching with terms like "reproductive health law" and "reproductive rights".
Some books and practice guides about reproductive health law which are available through USD libraries are listed below:
Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States edited by Judith A. Baer (Call # HQ766.5.U5 H57). This is also available online.
Reproductive Health and Human Rights: Integrating Medicine, Ethics, and Law by Rebecca J. Cook, Bernard M. Dickens, & Mahmoud F. Fathalla (Call # RA788 .C66)
Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy by Erin Nelson (Call # K2000 .N45)
Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Lawyer's Guide to Emerging Law and Science by Charles P. Kindregan, Jr. & Maureen McBrien (Call # KF3830 .K56)
Producing Reproductive Rights: Determining Abortion Policy Worldwide by Udi Sommer & Aliza Forman-Rabinovici (Call # K2000 .S66)
Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories (on West Academic)
There aren't many law journals solely dedicated to the issue of reproductive health law, but there are many that focus on gender and law, in which many articles are published about reproductive health rights. Some that are available through USD libraries are listed below:
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice
Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy
Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law
Harvard Journal of Law & Gender
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
SSRN's Reproductive Justice, Law & Policy Journal
William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law
Advocacy organization websites can be good sources for finding the most current developments in the law. Some organizations dedicated to reproductive health and/ or reproductive rights are listed below:
Center for Reproductive Rights
National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
National Institute for Reproductive Health
Some other helpful sources for keeping up with the most current news are listed below:
AP News has a page dedicated to Reproductive Rights.
The National Institute for Reproductive Health has a news page.
You can also search Bloomberg Law News for "reproductive health law" or "reproductive rights".
Blogs can also be a good source for legal analyses of current developments:
You can search JUSTIA's Blawg Search for "reproductive health law" to find an extensive listing of related blogs here.
