Rachel Rebouché

Rachel Rebouché is an American attorney and reproductive law scholar. She is the James E. Beasley professor of law and the dean of Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is also a faculty fellow of the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University. Rebouché is known for her scholarship in reproductive law and has been frequently quoted in news outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, Politico, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, especially since the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Early life and education
Rebouché pursued a B.A. from Trinity University in sociology and political science graduating in 1999. Rebouché then obtained her LL.M. in International Law from Queen’s University Belfast in 2001.

After obtaining her LL.M., Rebouché became a researcher at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast. After her research fellowship, Rebouché retourned to America and attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 2006. During her time at Harvard, she was the editor–in–chief of Harvard Journal of Law and Gender.

Career and research
After law school, Rebouché clerked for Justice Kate O’Regan on the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 2006 to 2007. After her clerkship, Rebouché became a fellow of Women’s Law and Public Policy at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington D.C. While in D.C., Rebouché was also the associate director of Adolescent Health Programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families, a position she held until 2010 at which point she was appointed assistant professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

In 2013, Rebouché joined the faculty at Temple University Beasley School of Law. In August 2021, Rebouché became the interim dean of the law school, after her role as Beasley’s associate dean of research. In 2022, Rebouché was appointed dean of the Beasley School of Law.

Rebouché’s work has been important for shaping U.S. abortion legislation. Rebouché, along with her colleagues Greer Donley and David Cohen, were influential in shaping a recent law in Connecticut that protects patients seeking abortion care from anti-abortion legislation. These laws are termed "Abortion-Shield Laws".

Scholarships and fellowships

 * 1999 - Harry S. Truman Scholarship
 * 2001 - George J. Mitchell Scholarship
 * 2006 - Harvard Frederick Sheldon Fellowship