Carol Sanger (born December 30, 1948) is an American legal scholar specializing in

reproductive rights Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to human reproduction, reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world. The World Health Organization defines reproductive rights: Reproductive rights ...

. She is Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law at

Columbia Law School Columbia Law School (CLS) is the Law school in the United States, law school of Columbia University, a Private university, private Ivy League university in New York City. The school was founded in 1858 as the Columbia College Law School. The un ...

. She is not related to either reproductive rights activist Alexander C. Sanger or his grandmother, the pioneering birth control activist

Margaret Sanger Margaret Sanger ( Higgins; September 14, 1879September 6, 1966) was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. She opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, founded Planned Parenthood, and was instr ...

Biography

Sanger was born on December 30, 1948, in

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. She received her B.A. from

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a Private university, private Women's colleges in the United States, historically women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henr ...

and her J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

. She began her career as a lawyer in private practice before teaching at the University of Oregon Law School and then at Santa Clara University. Sanger joined the faculty of

in 1996. She teaches and writes about contracts, family law, and abortion law in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

. She was named an honorary fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford for her “world-renowned scholarship in the common law of contract, women’s rights, and research in human rights law.” She was also a fellow at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Sanger delivered the 2018 Annual Distinguished Lecture for Boston University School of Law. She was honored by the academic journal ''The Green Bag'' for "exemplary legal writing" in 2013 for her article ''The Birth of Death: Stillborn Birth Certificates and the Problem for Law'', which first appeared on the '' California Law Review''.

Personal life

Sanger's partner is former Columbia Law and currently New York University School of Law professor

Jeremy Waldron Jeremy Waldron (; born 13 October 1953) is a New Zealand legal philosopher. He holds a University Professorship at the New York University School of Law, is affiliated with the New York University Department of Philosophy, and was formerly the ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanger, Carol American legal scholars American women legal scholars Reproductive rights scholars *Sanger Columbia Law School faculty Santa Clara University faculty University of Oregon School of Law faculty Wellesley College alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni 1948 births Living people