Prof. Goodwin's Op-Ed on Fetal Protection Laws Featured on Salon.com

Professor Michele Goodwin's op-ed on fetal protection laws was featured on Salon.com. The article highlights the case of Texas hospital officials' refusal to remove 33-year-old Marlise Muñoz, who was declared brain dead, from life support because of her pregnancy. Goodwin noted that a recent court ruling ordered John Peter Smith Hospital to take Munoz off life support in accordance with the family's wishes, and her body was disconnected from machines on Sunday, Jan. 26. Goodwin wrote, "the tragedy of Muñoz's case is that it fits a terrible pattern of state interventions in women's pregnancies." She highlights cases across the nation where pregnant women have suffered civil liberty infringements. Her forthcoming book, Policing The Womb takes up those issues.