The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America
· 56 min
Episode The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America
In this episode, Mary Ziegler of the UC Davis School of Law and Stephen Gilles of the Quinnipiac University School of Law join to discuss Ziegler’s new book Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction, which explores the history and goals of the anti-abortion movement in the United States.
Resources
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) • Mary Ziegler, Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction (2025) • Mary Ziegler, Abortion and Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present (2020) • Stephen Gilles, “What Does Dobbs Mean for the Constitutional Right to a Life-or-Health-Preserving Abortion,” Mississippi Law Journal (2023) • Stephen Gilles, “Why Fourteenth Amendment Personhood Requires Live Birth,” Notre Dame Journal of Ethics and Public Policy (2025)
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Links in the notes 9
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf
- https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273045/personhood/
- https://www.amazon.com/Abortion-Law-America-Wade-Present/dp/1108735592/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1108735592&psc=1
- https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4250465
- https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5324789
- https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001isJLcA0NBDU2D_HGg2ohDtUUbfEfE-Gpl9t1---7rRBAsT4f5B7IV2UbsNZFPIVvYFY1ZtLK4zENNfTuda3Z_WJBoefPS8mnvM8KMyfAOq4%3D%0A%20
- https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAU4X6DUZSt5n6aI74Hw0A
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