Draft SEP Policy Statement

Before the Supreme Court this term is the question of whether all pre-viability bans on abortion are unconstitutional. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the Court must address this question in light of its previous holdings in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Shortly after oral argument in December 2021, law professor Richard Re encouraged the Court to adopt a gradualist approach, making room for the possibility that the justices could uphold both Mississippi's prohibition on abortions before 15-weeks gestation and its prior precedents in Roe and Casey. Law professor Eric Claeys has written a forthcoming article for the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy in which he takes a deep dive into the abortion precedents, concluding that the Court must either reaffirm or overturn those prior rulings.These two distinguished scholars join us to discuss the argument, the stakes, and more.Featuring: --Prof. Eric Claeys, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University--Prof. Richard Re, Joel B. Piassick Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law---This Zoom webinar is open to public registration at the link above.