SPIA’s Gender & Policy Network, in partnership with CHW, GSS, and Public Affairs, is hosting a panel discussion on the changing policy and legal landscape for reproductive justice in the United States. The panel will take place in Arthur Lewis Auditorium in Robertson Hall. All undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, researchers, faculty members, and members of the general public are invited to attend the panel discussion.

GPN will also host a reception for graduate students, researchers, postdocs, and faculty members immediately following the panel from 6 to 7:30 PM. Please RSVP here to confirm attendance for the reception as space is limited.

The conversation will be moderated by Heather Howard and will feature panelists Betsy Armstrong (Princeton University), Rebecca Gomperts (Aid Access and Women on Waves), Farah Diaz-Tello (If/When/How), and Clarke Wheeler (National Women's Law Center).

The historic Dobbs (2022) decision struck down the constitutional right to abortion access in the United States. Even before Dobbs, activists were calling attention to systemic disparities in reproductive and sexual health. These disparities have worsened since the Supreme Court decision, wherein economically privileged groups are more likely to circumvent regulation to obtain necessary care. The ‘reproductive justice’ framework – founded in Black feminist discourse – uses an intersectional lens to interrogate the ways in which marginalized communities experience reproductive care, including through differentials in access, affordability, and trust in the medical system. This event seeks to address the state of reproductive rights and ongoing challenges to abortion access in the United States with a focus on the reproductive justice framework.