Episode 64: Dobbs, Kansas, and Emerging Abortion Trends

enAugust 23, 2022

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About this Episode

It has been nearly two months since the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, overturning Roe v. Wade and throwing the issue of abortion rights to the states. On this episode, Lindsay Langholz speaks with Professor Mary Ziegler about how the aftermath of Dobbs is playing out in the states. What does Kansas say about how abortion might fare in other states and what are the emerging trends as more lawsuits are filed and state courts deliberate over old and new state laws?

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Today's Host: Lindsay Langholz, Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr Professor of Law, UC Davis

Link: "Dollars for Life," by Mary Ziegler

Link: "Anti-Abortion Groups Once Portrayed Women as Victims. That’s Changing." by Mary Ziegler

Link: "Opinion: The coming state-federal showdown over abortion," by Mary Ziegler and Elizabeth Sepper

Link: "No, Justice Alito, Reproductive Justice Is in the Constitution," by Michele Goodwin

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