Experts weigh in on abortion and Supreme Court

On June听24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released听its long-awaited decision on Roe v. Wade, triggering laws in multiple states that will make abortion illegal in most circumstances. Researchers at听抖阴短视频 Boulder are sharing their views on the potential impacts of the decision, how religions around the world approach abortion, and more.

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For the media

Faculty experts from 抖阴短视频 Boulder are available to discuss Roe v. Wade and reproductive rights in the U.S.听To arrange an interview,听contact 抖阴短视频 Boulder media relations听at cunews@colorado.edu:

Jennifer Hendricks
Professor, Colorado Law; co-director, Juvenile and Family Law Program
Her article, "Body and Soul: Pregnancy, Equality, and the Unitary Right to Abortion",听explores how our legal tradition鈥檚 conception of liberty is based on male experience, which undermines women鈥檚 reproductive freedom. She can discuss regulation of pregnancy, abortion and fetal protection.

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Samira Mehta headshot Samira Mehta
Assistant Professor, Women & Gender Studies and Jewish Studies
As a scholar of religion, gender and sexuality, she can speak about various religious views on abortion, focusing on Protestantism, Catholicism and Judaism. *Interview availability is limited

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Scott Skinner-Thompson headshot
Associate Professor, Colorado Law
His research focuses primarily on , including women and the LGBTQ+ community. He can also discuss why legal protections for the LGBTQ+ community have expanded over the last two decades, while .

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Amanda Stevenson headshot Amanda Stevenson
Assistant Professor, Sociology
She听is a social demographer who studies the impacts of abortion and family planning policy. Her has shown that banning abortion nationally would increase maternal mortality by 24% overall, 39% among Black people.听

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