Anti-Abortion Testimony and Legislative Debate in US Early Abortion Bans

In 2019 a swarm of early abortions bans were passed across state legislature in the United States. Following the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe versus Wade many of these early abortion bans went into effect. As a result, abortion access has been severely limited in many parts of the country. This seminar will examine the arguments used by lawmakers in advocating for these limits on abortion access—and chart the way forward as these new laws are challenged in state and federal courts by abortion rights advocates.

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Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Global Health in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Her research is focused on gender, health and human rights. She is a board member of Feminist Women’s Health Center, a reproductive justice organization providing abortion care and a plaintiff in litigation against the state of Georgia’s early abortion ban.

The seminar will be chaired by Dr Rebecca Hewer.

Register for tickets here.

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This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and to avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee everyone a place. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.