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Upcoming events

  • BRBA's Third Conference on Childbirth and the Law

    • Friday, April 16, 2021
    • 8:00 AM (CDT)
    • Saturday, April 17, 2021
    • 5:30 PM (CDT)
    • Virtual - Times Listed are Chicago Time (Central)
    • 69 registrants
    Register

    Conference registration includes access to three recorded "pre-conference" sessions and two full days of conference presentations for a total of 14 sessions. Ten minute breaks are built in throughout each day, plus 50-60 minutes for lunch. Opportunities to connect with other attendees will also be provided. We will use Whova to facilitate conference engagement.


    Note: BRBA expects to be granted at least 14 CLE credits from the Illinois State Bar Association, which attendees can submit to their own state bars.

    2021 conference scholarship policy

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Past events

Friday, February 12, 2021 February Webinar: Renée Cramer, "Mobilizing for Midwives - Law, Activism, and Luck"
Friday, January 29, 2021 January Webinar: "RJ 101"
Friday, July 17, 2020 July Webinar: Megan Waples, "Rape and the Law: Insights for Advocates Addressing Obstetric Violence"
Friday, June 12, 2020 June Webinar: Lauren Hall, "The Medicalization of Birth and Death"
Friday, May 22, 2020 May Webinar: Joy Bertrand, "Legal Issues Presented by Pregnant Women in Custody: Protecting Women at their Most Vulnerable"
Friday, April 10, 2020 April Webinar: Panel, Do Pregnant People Have Rights During a Pandemic?
Friday, March 20, 2020 March Webinar: Michele Goodwin, "Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood"
Friday, February 28, 2020 February Webinar: Lara Freidenfelds, "The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America"
Friday, January 31, 2020 January webinar: 62 Days screening & discussion with filmmaker
Friday, November 15, 2019 November Webinar: Morgan Callahan, "Defending Midwives"
Friday, September 20, 2019 September Webinar: Jennifer Lahl, "A Modern Handmaid's Tale?"- CANCELLED
Friday, August 23, 2019 August Webinar: Ellen Trachman, "Test Tubes and Turkey Basters: Law and Ethics in Creating Families the New-Fashioned Way"
Friday, June 28, 2019 June Webinar: Katherine Funk, Antitrust Law, Related to Pregnancy and Childbirth
Friday, May 31, 2019 May Webinar: Joan Robinson, Pregnancy Tests and the Law
Friday, April 12, 2019 April Webinar: Panel, Racism, Obstetric Violence and Black Women's Bodies
Friday, March 22, 2019 Second BRBA Conference on Childbirth and the Law
Friday, February 15, 2019 February Webinar: Susan Jenkins, Medicaid, Midwives, and Managed Care

Members click here for recordings of past events.

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