For nearly a half century, Roe v. Wade was not only the most widely-known Supreme Court decision, but a touchstone for debate about reproductive health, rights and justice.
Mary Ziegler, the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, will discuss why it became a cultural icon—despite widespread criticism, even from progressives—and the fight to transform everything from campaign finance to voter rights. Ultimately, the history of fights about Roe show a different way forward—one routed in grassroots and constitutional mobilizations outside the federal courts—and one that will prove a stress test for democracy.
Ziegler will present her talk via Zoom in Flynn Auditorium on Monday, Jan. 23, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Her lecture is part of the Dean’s Lecture Series on Race and Discrmination, which is sponsored by the Diversity, Equity and Community Office.
