Suter, Sonia M.

GW Law Faculty Publications

January 30, 2022

SSRN | Scholarly Commons

BOOKS

(With Judith Daar, I. Glenn Cohen & Seema Mohapatra.) Reproductive Technologies and the Law (3d ed., Carolina Academic Press, 2022).

(With Maxwell J. Mehlman & Mark A. Rothstein.)  Genetics:  Ethics, Law and Policy (5th ed. 2020).

LAW REVIEW ARTICLES & CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

(With Laura Hercher.) Reproductive Genetic Medicine in a Post- Dobbs World: Will it Make Life Harder for People with Genetic Disease?, 51 J.L. Med. & Ethics 511 (2023).

Alito is Wrong: We Can Assess the Impact of Dobbs, and It Is Bad for Women’s Health, 53 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1477 (2023).

Why Reason-Based Abortion Bans Are Not A Remedy Against Eugenics: An Empirical Study, 10 J.L. & Biosciences (2023).

Mission Creep in Newborn Screening and DNA Forensics, 101 Tex. L. Rev. Online 8 (2022).

(With Anya E.R. Prince, Wendy R. Uhlmann & Aaron M. Scherer.) The Goldilocks Conundrum: Disclosing Discrimination Risks in Informed Consent, 31 J. Genetic Counseling 1383 (2022).

(With Naomi R. Cahn.) Regulating Technology as We Rewrite Nature, 102 B.U. L. Rev. Online 29 (2022).

National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, in Feminist Judgments: Health Law Rewritten 393 (Seema Mohapatra & Lindsay F. Wiley eds., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2022).

Eroding Lines in Embryo Research and Abortion–Contradictory Slippery Slopes, 22 Hous. J. Health L. & Pol’y 7 (2022).

(With Naomi Cahn.) The Art of Regulating ART, 96 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 29 (2022).

(With Anya E.R. Prince, Wendy R. Uhlmann, Sonia M. Suter & Aaron M. Scherer.) Genetic Testing and Insurance Implications: Surveying the US General Population About Discrimination Concerns and Knowledge of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 24 Risk Mgmt. & Ins. Rev. 341 (2021).

Reproductive Technologies and Free Speech, 49 J.L. Med. & Ethics 514 (2021).

Legal Education in a Pandemic: A Crisis and Online Teaching Reveal Who My Students Are, 65 St. Louis Univ.  L.J. 679 (2021).

(With Natalie Ram & Erin E. Murphy.) Regulating Forensic Genetic Genealogy, 373 Science 1444 (Sept. 24, 2021), https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abj5724.

(With Andrew Lenartz et al.)  The Persistent Lack of Knowledge and Misunderstanding of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) More Than a Decade After Passage, Genetics Med. (Aug. 16, 2021),  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-021-01268-w.

Legal Challenges in Reproductive Genetics, 115 Fertility & Sterility 282 (2021).

Legal Challenges in Genetics, Including Duty to Warn and Genetic Discrimination, in Genetic Counseling: Clinical Practice and Ethical Considerations 225 (Laura Hercher et al. eds., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2020).

June Medical Services v. Russo:  A Temporary Victory for Reproductive Rights, Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. 2019 Term) (July 5, 2020), https://www.gwlr.org/june-medical-services-v-russo-a-temporary-victory-for-reproductive-rights/.

GINA at 10 Years:  The Battle over ‘Genetic Information’ Continues in Court, 5 J.L. & Biosci. 495 (2019).

The Tyranny of Choice:  Reproductive Selection in the Future, 5 J. L. & Biosci. 262 (2018).

The Limits of Empirical Data: How to Understand Survey Results with Respect to Gamete Donor Anonymity, 3 J. L. & Biosci. 377 (2016).

In Vitro Gametogenesis:  Just Another Way to Have a Baby?, 3 J. L. & Biosci. 87 (2016).

Genomic Medicine – New Norms Regarding Genetic Information, 15 Hous. J. Health L. & Pol’y 83 (2015).

The Problems of Liminal States, Line Drawing, and False Dichotomies, 2 J. L. & Biosci. 736 (2015).

"The First Amendment and Physician Speech in Reproductive Decision Making," 43 Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 22-31 (2015).

"Did You Give the Government Your Baby's DNA? Rethinking Consent in Newborn Screening," 15 Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology 729-790 (2014).

"Interest Creep: The Constitution, Common Law, and Politics," 82 The George Washington Law Review Arguendo 29-44 (2014), http://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Suter.pdf.

How Big a Problem is Genetics Exceptionalism in Employment?, Hastings Ctr. Rep., Nov.-Dec. 2013, at 5.

"The Politics of Information: Informed Consent in Abortion and End-of-Life Decision Making," 39 American Journal of Law & Medicine 7-61 (2013).

From Sweaty Towels to Genetic Stats: Stalking Athletes for Their Genetic Information, 6 Recent Patents on DNA & Gene Sequences 189 (2012).

"Bad Mothers or Struggling Mothers," 42 Rutgers Law Journal 695-723 (2011).

Giving in to Baby Markets, in Baby Markets: Money and the New Politics of Creating Families 278 (Michele Bratcher Goodwin ed., 2010).

"All in the Family: Privacy and DNA Familial Searching," 23 Harvard Journal of Law & Technology 309-399 (2010).

"Giving In to Baby Markets: Regulation Without Prohibition," 16 Michigan Journal of Gender & Law 217-298 (2009).

"The 'Repugnance' Lens of Gonzales v. Carhart and Other Theories of Reproducing Rights: Evaluating Advanced Reproductive Technologies," 76 The George Washington Law Review 1514-1598 (2008).

"A Brave New World of Designer Babies?" 22 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 897-969 (2007).

"Disentangling Privacy from Property: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Genetic Privacy." 72 George Washington Law Review 737-814 (2004).

(With Ruth Faden, et al.)  Public Stem Cell Banks: Considerations of Justice in Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Hastings Ctr. Rep., Nov.-Dec. 2003, at 13.

(With Liza Dawson, et al.)  Safety Issues in Cell-Based Intervention Trials, 80 Fertility & Sterility 1077 (2003).

"The Routinization of Prenatal Testing." 28 American Journal of Law & Medicine 233-270 (2002).

"The Allure and Peril of Genetics Exceptionalism: Do We Need Special Genetics Legislation?" 79 Washington University Law Quarterly 669-748 (2001).

"Ambiguous Unanimity." In Law at the End of Life: The Supreme Court and Assisted Suicide, Edited by Carl E. Schneider. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000.

"Case Law in Genetics." In Mapping Public Policy for Genetic Technology: A Legislators' Resource Guide C-1 to C-23, Edited by Brenda J. Trolin. Denver: National Conference of State Legislatures, 1998.

(with Gostin, Lawrence and Rosemary Quigley). "Challenges in Drafting Genetics Legislation." In Mapping Public Policy for Genetic Technology: A Legislators' Resource Guide 5-1 to 5-18, Edited by Brenda A. Trolin. Denver: National Conference of State Legislators, 1998.

"Commentary: Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing." 8 Kennedy Institute of Bioethics Journal 161 (1998).

"Sex Selection, Nondirectiveness, and Equality." 3 University of Chicago Law School Roundtable 473 (1996).

"Whose Genes are These Anyway? Familial Conflicts over Access to Genetic Information." 91 Michigan Law Review 1854-1908 (1993).

"Isolation and Characterization of the Rat Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Gene." 265 Journal of Biological Chemistry 2078 (1990).

"Dieldrin Inhibition of Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication in Rat Glial Cells as Measured by the Fluorescent Photobleaching and Scrape Loading/Dye Transfer Assay." 9 Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 785 (1987).

BOOK REVIEWS

Review, 3 J. L. & Biosci. 436 (2016) (reviewing Henry T. Greely, The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction (2016)).

Book Review, Am. J. Bioethics, Oct. 2012, at 52 (reviewing Robert Klitzman, Am I My Genes? Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing (2012)).

Review of Genetic Testing and the Use of Information, by Clarisa Long. 41 Jurimetrics Journal of Law, Science and Technology 261-273 (2001).

OTHER

(With Naomi Cahn.) Most State Abortion Bans Have Limited Exceptions − But It’s Hard to Understand What They Mean, The Conversation (Jan. 26, 2024, 8:21 AM), https://theconversation.com/most-state-abortion-bans-have-limited-exceptions-but-its-hard-to-understand-what-they-mean-221389.

(With Naomi Cahn.) An Obscure 1800s Law is Shaping Up to be the Center of the Next Abortion Battle – Legal Scholars Explain What’s Behind the Victorian-Era Comstock Act, The Conversation (May 12, 2023, 8:20 AM),  https://theconversation.com/an-obscure-1800s-law-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-center-of-the-next-abortion-battle-legal-scholars-explain-whats-behind-the-victorian-era-comstock-act-204728.

(With Naomi Cahn.) The Supreme Court Rules Mifepristone Can Remain Available – Here’s How 2 Conflicting Federal Court Decisions Led to This Point, Conversation (Apr. 21, 2023, 9:19 PM), https://theconversation.com/the-supreme-court-rules-mifepristone-can-remain-available-heres-how-2-conflicting-federal-court-decisions-led-to-this-point-203623

(With Naomi Cahn.) Medication Abortion Could Get Harder to Obtain – Or Easier: There’s a New Wave of Post-Dobbs Lawsuits on Abortion Pills, The Conversation (Feb. 9, 2023, 8:35 AM), https://theconversation.com/medication-abortion-could-get-harder-to-obtain-or-easier-theres-a-new-wave-of-post-dobbs-lawsuits-on-abortion-pills-198978.

(With Laura Hercher.) Opinion, Dobbs Decision is a Huge Setback for Genetic Counseling and the People Who Need It, STAT (Aug. 25, 2022), https://www.statnews.com/2022/08/25/dobbs-decision-roadblocks-genetic-counseling

(With Naomi Cahn.) Commentary, The Disembodied Pregnant Person, Nat’l L.J. (July 1, 2022, 9:00 AM), https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/07/01/the-disembodied-pregnant-person.

(With Alan B. Morrison.) Opinion, Congress Can’t Codify Roe: Here’s What It Can Do, The Hill (Aug. 8, 2022, 12:30 PM), https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3592514-congress-cant-codify-roe-heres-what-it-can-do

(With Naomi Cahn.) Opinion, The Disembodied Pregnant Person, Nat’l L.J. (July 1, 2022, 9:00 AM), https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/07/01/the-disembodied-pregnant-person/.

(With Naomi Cahn.) More than Abortion Rides on SCOTUS in Dobbs, Bloomberg L. (May 10, 2022, 4:00 AM), https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/more-than-abortion-rides-on-scotus-in-dobbs

(With Naomi Cahn.) Opinion, The Consequences of the Leaked Draft Opinion Go Far Beyond Abortion Rights, The Hill (May 5, 2022, 2:30 PM),  https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3478262-the-consequences-of-the-leaked-draft-opinion-go-far-beyond-abortion-rights.

(With Naomi Cahn.) Fertility Treatment Use Is on the Rise – New Legislation Could Increase Protections for Donors and Families in an Industry Shrouded in Secrecy, The Conversation (May 3, 2022, 9:08 AM), https://theconversation.com/fertility-treatment-use-is-on-the-rise-new-legislation-could-increase-protections-for-donors-and-families-in-an-industry-shrouded-in-secrecy-181664.

(With Naomi Cahn.) Opinion, Generations Later, the Rights of Donor-Conceived People Are Becoming Law, The Hill (Apr. 23, 2022, 4:00 PM), https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3460149-generations-later-the-rights-of-donor-conceived-people-are-becoming-law.

(With Alan B. Morrison.)  Opinion, How Congress Can Protect Abortion Rights Without Codifying Roe, Slate, (Jan. 11, 2022, 4:04 PM), https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/congress-roe-law-abortion-alternative.html.

(With Erin E Murphy & Natalie Ram.) Opinion, Maryland Can Be a Model for Regulating Law Enforcement Use of Genetic Databases, Wash. Post (June 18, 2021), https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/18/maryland-genetic-databases-law-enforcement-regulation-model/.

Opinion, Supreme Court Should Respect Roe's Viability Line for Abortion, USA Today (May 21, 2021, 3:15 AM), https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/05/21/how-supreme-court-could-eliminate-abortion-viability-line/5167268001/.

A ‘Pro-Life’ Decision Burdens Minorities, Poor Most During a Pandemic, U.S.L.W. (Jan. 29, 2021, 4:01 AM), https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/a-pro-life-decision-burdens-minorities-poor-most-during-a-pandemic.

Texas’ New Abortion Restrictions Will Actually Do More to Spread the Coronavirus Than Prevent It, Slate (April 17, 2020, 3:30PM), https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/04/texas-abortion-restrictions-increase-coronavirus.html.

Opinion, New Abortion Laws May Save Roe v. Wade, Baltimore Sun (May 31, 2019, 6:00 AM), https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0602-abortion-scotus-20190530-story.html.