February 21/San Francisco: 40 Years after Roe: Examining the Social, Political and Economic Impact of the Constitutional Right to Abortion

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v. Wade (1973).  After four decades, the right to abortion remains one of America’s most controversial issues.  What is the current state of reproductive freedom in California and beyond?  Join us for a panel discussion regarding the social, political and economic impact of the Court’s decision on women, families and communities across America.
Title:
40 Years after Roe: Examining the Social, Political and Economic Impact of the Constitutional Right to Abortion
When/Where: 
Thursday, February 21, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
ACLU of Northern California
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA
Speakers: 

• Maggie Crosby, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
• Zakiya T. Luna, UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice, UC Berkeley School of Law
• Beth Parker, Chief Legal Counsel, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
• Tracy Weitz, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Director, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco
• Moderated by: Ben Berkowitz, Partner, Keker & Van Nest LLP

By:

• American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
• Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
• Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at UC Berkeley School of Law
• Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.

Credit:
1.0 hours
More:
http://www.acslaw.org/40YearsafterRoe