If/When/How
Lauren Paulk is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in reproductive health and justice, having served as Research Counsel at If/When/How since February 2020, where responsibilities include conducting in-depth legal research to support litigation and policy initiatives. Prior to this role, Lauren was Policy Counsel for Reproductive Health at the National Partnership for Women & Families, providing technical assistance to state advocates and overseeing various legal and public speaking activities. Additional experience includes a Senior State Legislative Fellowship at the Center for Reproductive Rights, where Lauren tracked legislation and engaged in legal analysis, and a Reproductive Justice Fellowship at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, focusing on the intersection of reproductive justice and LGBTQ liberation. Lauren's educational background includes a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the City University of New York School of Law, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in International/Global Studies from Webster University.
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If/When/How
If/When/How is a national network of law students and legal professionals from all backgrounds who know that reproductive justice doesn’t just happen. It takes thoughtful action and strategic activism: acknowledging the intersection of identities, collaborating across disciplines, and working toward a critical transformation of the current legal system. Because ensuring that all people can decide if, when, and how to create families depends entirely on if, when, and how hard we fight. Our legal system should support and advance reproductive justice for all. But all too often, it functions as yet another vehicle of reproductive oppression – we exist to change that.