On November 7, 2025, the Columbia Journal of Gender & Law hosted our annual Symposium, presented in partnership with the Reproductive Freedom Project at the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute and the ERA Project at the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU Law. The Symposium theme was Routes of Resistance: Navigating the Frontlines of Abortion Access.
This one-day, virtual event brought together advocates, scholars, and practitioners to explore the changing landscape of abortion access and the strategies of resistance shaping the future of reproductive rights in the United States. See below for a full list of panels and speakers.
Panel 1: The History of Abortion Restrictions & Resistance
- Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Reva Siegel, Yale Law School
- Mary Ziegler, University of California, Davis School of Law
- Moderated By: Brigitee Amiri, Deputy Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
Panel 2: Regulating Reproduction: Fault Lines in Reprodutive Justice
- David Cohen, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Carrie Flaxman, Democracy Forward
- Julie Suk, Fordham University School of Law
- Moderated By: Olatunde Johnson, Columbia Law School
Panel 3: Reclaiming Bioethics: Autonomy, Justice, & Reproductive Freedom
- Kimberly Mutcherson, Rutgers School of Law
- Christine Ryan, Director, Reproductive Freedom Project, Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute
- Allison Whelan, Georgia State College of Law
- Moderated By: Aziza Ahmed, Boston University School of Law
Closing Remarks:
- Dr. Orisha Bowers, Deputy Director, The Yellowhammer Fund