The New York Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the New York University School of Law Student Chapter present:
Are a Woman's Rights Compromised Upon Becoming Pregnant? A Discussion on the Employment and Consent to Medical Treatment Rights of Pregnant Women
Featuring:
Neil A. Capobianco
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Robert F. Julian
Partner, Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi, Pearlman, Julian & Pertz, LLP and retired Justice, New York State Supreme Court
Lynn M. Paltrow
Founder and Executive Director,
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
and
Gillian L. Thomas
Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Momentum
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
New York University Law School
Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South
Room 210
New York, New York
Refreshments will be served.
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Each year, about 4 million American women become pregnant and decide to carry their pregnancies to term. Does the law see a woman differently once she becomes pregnant? While there are countless legal contexts in which a woman's pregnancy might change her legal position, this panel will focus on two that are particularly controversial. First, does her relationship with her employer change? Secondly, is she free choose or decline medical treatment in the same way she was before she became pregnant?
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