Law.com reports that over 2,650 women lawyers from firms all over the country, including 18 women partners from Lowenstein Sandler, have signed a letter* denouncing the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to reverse Roe v. Wade. The letter condemns the decision as disregarding fifty years of precedent, and deplores its impact as falling “disproportionately on those with the least access to healthcare, particularly on women of color, those in rural communities, and those without ample financial resources,” as well as “contrary to the Constitution’s fundamental promise of free and equal citizenship under law.”
Lowenstein signatories include Lesley P. Adamo, Kate Basmagian, Meredith Beuchaw, Jennifer Fiorica Delgado, Alyssa A. Frederick, Elaine M. Hughes, Rachel Ingwer, Zarema A. Jaramillo, Rachel Maimin, Marita A. Makinen, Kathleen A. McGee, Megan Monson, Christine Osvald-Mruz, Kathi A. Rawnsley, Meagan R. Signoriello, Traci M. Tomaselli, Catherine Weiss, and Julie Levinson Werner.
In response to this call to action, according to Law.com, over 1,400 other male attorneys, including Lowenstein partners Sam E. Khan, David Leit, Gary M. Wingens, David M. Wissert, and Ed Zimmerman, joined in a letter* in which they vow to stand as allies in support of reproductive rights in the wake of Dobbs, stating: “We refuse to remain silent…This is a human rights issue. It is imperative that men speak up and stand up as reproductive justice affects us all.”
The letter continues: “It is our duty to join our women colleagues and also offer our pro bono services to organizations that defend and support women’s rights to autonomy, equality and reproductive care. We are committed to offering those services and also to making a donation now to support such organizations.”
*Note: The views expressed are those of the signatories alone.