Sharon G. Levin, an attorney, was the Director of Federal Reproductive Health Policy at the National Women's Law Center; Vice President and General Counsel at the National Abortion Federation; and Director of Advocacy at the Washington Area Womenās Foundation. Ms. Levin was also Special Assistant for Womenās Issues and Legislative Counsel to Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey and Co-Chief Counsel to Senator Charles E. Schumer. Ms. Levin was an Adjunct Professor at American Universityās Washington College of Law, and holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. from Columbia University.