Today, January 22, is the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade, which recognizes at a national level a woman's right to control over her own body.
Today, there is growing concern over whether the Supreme Court, which is now leaning farther to the right, will uphold Roe v. Wade. Indeed, if the Republicans win the White House in the upcoming presidential election, we may well find ourselves reliving the days of back-alley butcher-style abortions and do-it-yourself coat-hanger surgery. That is not what I call pro-life.
But I'm just speculating.
On a more academic note, to mark today's Roe v. Wade anniversary, the American Constitution Society (ACS) has published a new issue brief in which Professor Dawn Johnsen, of the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, shares her analysis of the state of reproductive liberty in the U.S. and offers an agenda for the future.
Johnson concludes, "although there is some reason for hope, those who seek to overturn Roe and criminalize abortion have much to celebrate: they have succeeded in making abortion services less available to growing numbers of women and they have changed the public discourse."
>> Download the full issue brief.
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