Roe v. Wade at 50

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🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This January marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the seminal and contentious decision recognizing abortion rights, which the Supreme Court overturned last June in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In this episode, scholars Mary Ziegler, author of the new book Roe: The History of a National Obsession, and O. Carter Snead, author of What It Means to be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics, discuss the Roe decision in historical and constitutional context. They also explore how Roe v. Wade raised questions beyond abortion rights—including about the scope of the judicial role, religious liberty, the role of science in politics, and much more; and how the abortion landscape has changed since Dobbs overturned Roe. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome
0:09.1	to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate. The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit, chartered by Congress
0:17.0	to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
0:22.0	January 22nd marked the 50th anniversary of Rovi Wade.
0:27.0	The landmark decision about abortion that the Supreme Court overturned last June in Dobbs versus Jackson women's health
0:35.2	organization. Jo, joining us to discuss Roe Dobbs and the future of the abortion debate and the Constitution are scholars Mary Ziegler and Carter
0:47.6	Sneed.
0:48.8	They convened for a wonderful multi-part discussion in the months leading up to Dobbs last year and it's an
0:57.9	honor to reconvene them to discuss the anniversary of Row in the post-obs landscape.
1:03.0	Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law.
1:07.5	She's the author of six books on abortion, including her newest book out just this week,
1:12.8	Row the history of a national obsession.
1:15.8	Mary, welcome back to the show
1:17.1	and congratulations on your wonderful and superbly timed
1:21.3	new book.
1:22.3	Thanks so much.
1:23.0	And Carter Sneed is professor of law and director of the D'Nicula Center for Ethics and Culture
1:28.0	at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
1:30.1	He's the author of what it means to be human the case for the body in public bioethics
1:34.8	Which was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 10 best books of
1:38.4	20 20 Carter. It is wonderful to have you back on the show
1:42.2	Great to be with you and Mary today.
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