Reproductive Justice through Law and Policy in 2025
Reproductive Justice through Law and Policy in 2025:
A Roundtable Discussion with Christine Castro, Esq. L’16, Senior Staff Attorney at the Women’s Law Project
Join the RWU Law Office of Career Development, Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Learning, the Women's Law Society, and the Health Law Society for a roundtable discussion with Christine Castro, Esq. L'16.
Senior Staff Attorney
Women's Law Project
Christine Castro (she/her) works toward equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care through litigation, legal representation, policy development and advocacy, and institutional reform. Christine provides legal representation and assistance to Pennsylvania abortion providers on a wide range of day-to-day issues including regulatory compliance and defense from anti-abortion violence and harassment and serves as counsel on impact litigation. As the lead on our youth protection work, Christine helps young people navigate Pennsylvania’s parental consent law to access abortion care through direct representation in judicial bypass proceedings, leads WLP’s expanding judicial bypass team, and develops initiatives to increase access and improve the judicial bypass process for young people across the Commonwealth.
In 2021, Christine was awarded the Emerging Activists in Women’s Health Care by the National Women’s Health Network. Christine joined WLP staff in 2017 after initially serving as a joint If/When/How Reproductive Justice State Fellow for WLP and New Voices for Reproductive Justice. During her time at New Voices, Christine worked on state and federal policy advocacy focusing on reproductive health, rights, and justice issues as they affect Black women, femmes, and girls.
Christine earned a degree in Political Science from Temple University and a J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law. She is based in Philadelphia, PA.
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