On The Issues With Michele Goodwin Supreme Court Rundown: Will Roe Survive?
In this episode, we are on the ground after the oral arguments in one of the most important Supreme Court cases of a generation. On December 1, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—a case that some believe could overturn Roe v. Wade. The case involves a Mississippi abortion provision, banning most abortions after 15 weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
So, what’s at stake in Dobbs—both in terms of abortion rights, and in terms of the Supreme Court’s legitimacy?
Joining me to address these issues and more are a group of special guests:
Hillary Schneller: Hillary Schneller is a senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, and is co-lead counsel (along with Julie Rikelman) in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which the Supreme Court heard earlier this month.
Brigitte Amiri: Brigitte Amiri is deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project and expert in reproductive rights law.
Aziza Ahmed: Aziza Ahmed is a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Feminism’s Medicine: Law, Science, and Social Movements in the AIDS Response, to be published by Cambridge University Press.
Renee Bracey Sherman: Renee Bracey Sherman is an activist, writer and reproductive justice activist, focusing on the visibility and representation of people who have abortions in media and pop culture. She is the founder and executive director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions.
Shannon Brewer: Shannon Brewer is the clinic director at Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi. She has worked at the clinic for 20 years.
Special thanks to the contributing journalist Anoa Changa for interview work on this episode.