June 24: Roe v Wade has been overturned. In a highly controversial decision, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision from 1973 that gave people the right to have an abortion. The panel discusses what happens next regarding the ruling’s impact on birthing individuals of color as well as issues affecting same sex marriages, trans rights, teaching health and wellness in schools, the ability to cross state lines, cost and finding health services.

Panelists:

Renée Landers, Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration and the Master of Science in Law: Life Sciences program at Suffolk University Law School in Boston

Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director for Lawyers for Civil Rights in Boston

Renée Graham, Associate Editor and Opinion Columnist for the Boston Globe’s op-ed page

Chastity Bowick, executive director of the Transgender Emergency Fund of MA

Callie Crossley hosts.

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Roe v. Wade Overturned