The End of Roe

Maria and Julio are joined by Dr. Michele Goodwin, law professor at the University of California, Irvine, host of Ms. Magazine’s On The Issues podcast and author of the new book, Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood, and Mary Ziegler, law professor at Florida State University, historian and author of the new book, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present. They talk about the future of Roe v. Wade and unpack the history of reproductive justice for women of color and immigrants. And, they discuss the role these issues might play in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election season.  ITT Staff Picks: - In her latest for NBC news, Mary Ziegler writes about what Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett means for Roe v. Wade. - Michele Goodwin explains why we need a Reproductive Justice Bill of Rights in this article for Ms. Magazine. - In an op-ed for Teen Vogue, Erica West explains the “overlap of the fight for reproductive justice and against racism." Photo credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon  

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