30651 - Life After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: Intersectional Inequality and the National and Global Fight for Reproductive Justice

Description

On June 24, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization effectively overturning Roe v. Wade and 50 years of precedent protecting reproductive rights. In this invited session of expert panelists, scholars will discuss the impact of the Dobbs decision on Women of Color, for example, Black women, indigenous women, Latine/x women, immigrant women and their various intersectional positionalities. They will also address the global implications of Dobbs and the work of reproductive justice advocates and scholars in the Global South.

Sub Unit

• Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities / Life After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: Intersectional Inequality and the National and Global Fight for Reproductive Justice

Presider

• Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada-Reno

Panelists

• Lydia Huerta, University of Nevada Reno

• Priscilla Ocen, Loyola Law School

• Dorothy E. Roberts, University of Pennsylvania

• Siri Suh, Brandeis University

• Zakiya Luna, Washington University in St. Louis

Session Organizers

• Kay Sarai Varela, Arizona State University

• Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada-Reno