Susan Berke Fogel, J.D. directs the reproductive health and justice programs at NHeLP, where she develops and implements initiatives to advance reproductive justice and health access for low-income women and adolescents. Susan has a particular focus on Medicaid, and how Medicaid policies can be utilized to increase access to abortion, family planning, and pregnancy care. She is nationally known for her work on religious restrictions in health care, and is the co-author of Health Care Refusals: Undermining Quality Care for Women, a foundational analysis of the impact of religious restrictions on medical standards of care in reproductive health. She began her legal career at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, and previously was the Legal Director at the California Women’s Law Center and a consultant for the Los Angeles County Office of Women’s Health. She is the President of the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, the Vice-President of the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women, serves on several nonprofit boards, and is the co-founder of the Pro-Choice Alliance for Responsible Research (PCARR) that works to ensure that women’s health and reproductive choices are protected in the context of emerging bio-technologies. Susan also teaches Basic Advocacy Skills in Reproductive Health in the UCLA School of Public Health. She received her B.A. in Art History from UCLA, and her J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

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