Dara Purvis is the associate dean for research and partnerships and professor of law at Penn State. She is a scholar of family law; feminist legal theory; masculinities theories; and sexuality, gender identity, and the law. Her work examines gendered impacts of the law and proposes neutralizing reforms, most recently in the context of how the law defines parenthood.
Her most recent paper, published in the Indiana Law Journal, explores gendered discrepancies in the law with regard to ‘parenthood’ and ‘personhood,’ using examples of cases involving assisted reproductive technologies and statutory rape, among others. Purvis recommends policy changes that may help courts settle disputes related to these topics.
Labeling Trans Kid Care ‘Abuse’ Mirrors Texas’ Abortion Tactic
from Bloomberg Law February 25, 2022
from The Conversation April 30, 2015
from The New York Times December 12, 2017
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