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Jill Wieber Lens serves as the Dorothy M. Willie Professor in Excellence at the University of Iowa College of Law, joining the faculty in 2024 after prior appointments at the University of Arkansas School of Law and Baylor University School of Law. A leading legal expert in reproductive justice, her work centers on the legal treatment of stillbirth and pregnancy loss, profoundly shaped by her personal experience of her son Caleb's stillbirth at 37 weeks in 2017.
Her academic credentials include a BA from the University of Wisconsin—Madison (2002) and a JD from the University of Iowa (2005).
Professor Lens's research spans critical legal domains with particular emphasis on:
- Reproductive Justice and Reproductive Rights Law
- Health Law and Public Health Law
- Tort Law and Remedies Law
- Bioethics Principles and Informed Consent Law
- Criminal Law
Her forthcoming book Stillbirth & the Law (University of California Press, spring 2025) analyzes how federal and state laws impact stillbirth rates and parental experiences. Her scholarship appears in top-tier journals including the Michigan Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Vanderbilt Law Review, and U.C. Davis Law Review, while her public commentary reaches broader audiences through the New York Times, Slate, and Time.
