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Originally recorded Thursday, July 25, 2019
The growing list of states to severely curtail abortion rights to any time after a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected is making national headlines. Reproductive rights advocates argue these “heartbeat bills” are unconstitutional and amount to a near total-ban on the procedure. Court watchers are anxiously waiting to see if the Supreme Court will hear an abortion-related case, while political pundits are using these bills as hot topics the closer we draw to the 2020 election. This panel will provide a legal and political perspective on this hot topic, and address what these bills mean in terms of Roe v. Wade. Perspectives include those of a former SDNY District Court judge, Georgia State Senator, as well as a leading Reproductive Rights attorney.
Speakers
- Jen Jordan, Georgia State Senator
- Scott Ruskay-Kidd, Senior Staff Attorney for Judicial Strategy, Center for Reproductive Rights
- Monica Simpson, Executive Director, SisterSong
Moderator
- Natasha Cooper, McGuireWoods LLP
Perspectives include those of a Georgia State Senator, the Executive Director of the National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, as well as a leading Reproductive Rights attorney.