Bio
Brigitte Amiri is a deputy director at the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's Reproductive Freedom Project. She has been litigating reproductive rights cases for nearly twenty years. She is currently involved in numerous challenges, including leading the lawsuit against Kentucky's 6-week abortion ban and is a member of the team challenging Texas Senate Bill 8. Ms. Amiri has been an adjunct assistant professor at New York Law School and Hunter College. She serves on the Ibis Reproductive Health Board of Directors and previously served on the Law Students for Reproductive Justice's Board of Directors. Before joining the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Ms. Amiri worked as an attorney at South Brooklyn Legal Services in the Foreclosure Prevention Project and at the Center for Reproductive Rights. She graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1999 and from DePaul University in 1996.
Featured work
Apr 21, 2015
The Fighting Irish Shouldn’t Pick a Fight with Women’s Equality
Apr 6, 2015
Bishops’ Policy for Immigrant Teenagers: Sorry You Were Raped, but We Won’t Help You
Mar 3, 2015
Reproductive Rights Shouldn't Be Just for the Rich
Dec 5, 2014
Pregnant? Avoid Alcohol, Caffeine, and Catholic Hospitals
Oct 16, 2014
A Ray of Hope for Women in the Lone Star State: Victory in the Supreme Court
Oct 3, 2014
This Lawyer Fought to Keep the Texas Abortion Clinics Open
Oct 3, 2014
The Worst Phone Call of My Career: I’m Sorry Clinics, You Have to Close
Jul 2, 2014
5 Things Women Should Know ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û the Hobby Lobby Decision