Publication Date
12-2023
Document Type
Casenote
Abstract
“State constitutionalism . . . is . . . vital yet underdeveloped[.]” The right to pursue one’s chosen profession free from unreasonable government interference is inherent in the Georgia Constitution’s Due Process Clause, and a recognition of such economic liberty reappears throughout the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Georgia. With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the federal government delegated to the states the responsibility of navigating new policy which led insurance companies to reimburse a host of medical services from licensed professionals. At the time of the ACA’s passage, Georgia faced an epidemic in infant mortality, maternal morbidity, and premature births. People like Mary Jackson, a hospital-employed Certified Lactation Counselor, and organizations such as Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, Inc. (ROSE), served on the front lines, supporting and assisting mothers with lactation care and breastfeeding.
Recommended Citation
Kelly, A. Tyler
(2023)
"Mama Knows Best: Raffensperger v. Jackson Ushers In a New Framework for Professional Licensing Challenges and Recognizes a Right to Work for Lactation Providers Under the Georgia Constitution’s Due Process Clause,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 75:
No.
1, Article 23.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol75/iss1/23