Saturday, June 25th, 2022
Special Edition: What’s Next in a Post-Roe America
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It’s official: The U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling yesterday that effectively overturns Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion for nearly 50 years. Now, it’ll be up to the states to decide whether to ban or restrict abortions. We’ve been expecting this decision ever since a draft opinion was leaked back in May. But today, we’re asking: what happens next?
One legal expert tells us she expects”‘chaos” and “confusion.” Attorney Greer Donley, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is sharing the potential legal consequences of the Supreme Court ruling. She recently co-authored a paper published in the Columbia Law Review about this topic called “The New Abortion Battleground.”
And later, we get the response and reaction from the president of Texas Right to Life, who also has his doctorate in bioethics and health policy, Dr. John Seago. A quick note that we spoke with both guests shortly before the final Supreme Court decision was announced.
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Guest: Greer Donley
Greer Donley is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh Law School. She is an expert on reproductive healthcare and the law, particularly abortion and contraception. Her scholarly works have been published in the Columbia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, among others.
Her scholarship focuses on reproductive justice; her recent research has explored inter-jurisdictional abortion conflicts, the intersection of pregnancy loss and abortion, the regulation of medication abortion, the right to abortion in the context of fetal anomaly, contraceptive equity in the Affordable Care Act, and the regulations surrounding the consumption of pharmaceuticals in pregnant and lactating women.
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Guest: John Seago
John Seago, MA, DBE is a published Bioethicist and serves as the President for Texas Right to Life, the oldest and largest statewide Pro-Life organization in Texas. For 11 years, Dr. Seago led the research, writing, and lobbying for state Pro-Life and medical ethics policies in the Texas State Legislature.
He graduated with a double major in Philosophy and Biblical Studies from Southeastern College Wake Forest, North Carolina. He studied philosophy at the University of Dallas and received a Master’s in Bioethics from Trinity International University. He received his Doctorate in Bioethics and Health Policy from Loyola University Chicago. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two children.
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