Roe v. Wade marks 50 years. What’s next for reproductive rights?

Jan. 22 marked 50 years since the Roe v. Wade court decision Today, the debate over abortion access continues to rage.

How Abortion Bans—Even With Medical Emergency Exemptions—Impact Healthcare
How Abortion Bans—Even With Medical Emergency Exemptions—Impact Healthcare

Roe v. Wade marks 50 years. What’s next for reproductive rights?

Jan. 22 marked 50 years since the Roe v. Wade court decision Today, the debate over abortion access continues to rage.

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What does the future hold for reproductive rights in the U.S and how will the conversations about abortion access change in a post-Roe world?

Reset checks in with a journalist and abortion advocate about what’s happening on the ground and with scholars on how history can inform us about what’s next in the legal and ethical fight.

GUESTS: Shefali Luthra, gender & health care reporter for the 19th

Alicia Hurtado, communications and advocacy manager for the Chicago Abortion Fund

Katie Watson, Northwestern University bioethicist, author of Scarlet A

Johanna Schoen, professor of history at Rutgers University, author of Abortion After Roe