Colorado Law Talk: Abortion Rights in the U.S. Supreme Court: A Tale of Three Wedges

When	Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Location	Hybrid (in-person and virutal) Zoom Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom 2450 Kittredge Loop Road Boulder CO
For	Public; Faculty; Staff; Students; Alumni; CLE Credit

In this Colorado Law Talk, Professor Jennifer Hendricks will engage in an important and timely conversation about the U.S. Supreme Court?s ongoing reconsideration of Roe v. Wade. Professor Hendricks will describe the arc of the court?s abortion jurisprudence in terms of three wedges that pry the pregnant woman apart from, first, her fetus; second, her doctor; and third, her community. The first two wedges have each taken a turn as the primary rationale for restricting abortion rights. Most recently, at least one justice has taken an interest in anti-abortion rhetoric that drives a wedge between the pregnant woman and her community by accusing Black women who have abortions of participating in eugenics and genocide. The cumulative effect of these three themes in abortion jurisprudence will shape the legal landscape of abortion in the U.S. after June 2022.

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Contact	Yesenia Delgado lawevents@colorado.edu
Website	https://cu.law/RegisterFeb24
Speakers	Professor Jennifer Hendricks
CLE Credits	General: 1 Ethics: