The Uncertain Future of Abortion in the US Comparative Resources for Change

Following the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs (overturning Roe v Wade), and the election of Donald Trump as President, the future for abortion law and abortion law reform in the United States of America is uncertain. In this conversational seminar, Prof. Kathryn Abrams (Berkeley) explores potential avenues for reform and what, if anything, might be learned from abortion law reform processes elsewhere.

Kathryn Abrams is the Herma Hill Kay Distinguished Professor of Law at Berkeley Law School. Before joining Berkeley she taught at Boston University, Indiana University-Bloomington, Harvard University, Northwestern University, and Cornell. Abrams’ recent publications include “Fighting Fire with Fire: Rethinking the Role of Disgust in Hate Crimes” in the California Law Review (2002), “Subordination and Agency in Sexual Harassment Law” in Directions in Sexual Harassment Law (2003), “Extraordinary Measures: Protesting Rule of Law Violations after Bush v. Gore” in Law & Philosophy (2002), and “The Legal Subject in Exile” in the Duke Law Journal (2001).