Grace HowardGrace E. Howard is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at San José State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science at Rutgers University, with concentrations in Women and Politics and Public Law. Dr. Howard has authored several publshed works, including The Pregnancy Police: Conceiving Crime, Arresting Personhood; “The Criminalization of Pregnancy Before and After Dobbs” in The Routledge Companion to Gender and Crime; and “The Pregnancy Police: Surveillance, Regulation, and Control" in Harvard Law and Policy Review. Dr. Howard’s body of work explores reproductive law and policy, and the dimensions of legal personhood for people with the capacity for pregnancy. She is engaged in public scholarship on reproductive politics and law, with expertise on the criminalization of pregnancy, abortion, contraception, miscarriage, and eugenics. Her analysis and commentary have been featured in national and international news outlets including Huffington Post, BBC News, Telemundo, US News & World Report, Truthout, AP News, and NPR. Read More Read Less