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Beyond Abortion

Roe v. Wade and the Battle for Privacy

Mary Ziegler

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ISBN 9780674976702

Publication Date: 02/23/2018

400 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Mary Ziegler is Stearns Weaver Miller Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law.

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At the New York Times, read Mary Ziegler’s argument that the decades-long fight to reverse Roe was not an effort to “restore” democracy but instead an attempt to change the way American democracy functions—or doesn’t
At the Atlantic, read Professor Ziegler’s grim warning that now that SCOTUS has reversed its decision on Roe v. Wade, it can reverse…anything
Read a Harvard Gazette Q&A with Ziegler about the Dobbs decision
At BBC History Extra, read Ziegler’s primer for international audiences on United States abortion law before and after Roe v. Wade
At Harvard Law Today, read why Ziegler believes an abortion rights rollback detailed in the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization draft opinion would be “unprecedented”
Read a May 2020 Crux interview with Ziegler on how the SCOTUS decision in June Medical Services v. Russo could affect abortion policy across the United States
Read a Mother Jones Q&A with Ziegler on why some political conservatives are concerned about Alabama’s 2019 “absolutist” abortion legislation (spoiler alert: overreach)
Read Newsweek coverage of the Supreme Court’s decision in Box v. Planned Parenthood (which mandates the burial or cremation of fetal remains) and why Ziegler believes it “kick[s] the can down the road” on the issue of overturning Roe v. Wade
Read CBC News coverage, informed by a discussion with Ziegler, of the new ultraconservative abortion legislation in the United States
Listen to Ziegler discuss the state of U.S. abortion law on Minnesota Public Radio
In the New York Times, read Ziegler on the spring 2019 bills in Alabama and Georgia that effectively overturn Roe v. Wade—by recognizing the personhood of a fetus—and why their legal underpinnings may fail in the long term
On PBS NewsHour, watch Ziegler discuss Alabama bill HB-314, which severely restricts and criminalizes abortions, versus a Vermont bill that guarantees access to abortion services
On WBUR’s On Point, listen to Ziegler discuss Georgia HB-481, a “heartbeat bill” that bases its restriction of abortion on the personhood of the fetus
Read an August 2018 Mother Jones interview with Ziegler about how Roe has impacted the courts over the years—and what overturning it would mean for privacy, contraception, and more
At the Atlantic, read Ziegler’s sober consideration of the future of abortion rights on a post-Kennedy Supreme Court
On NPR’s All Things Considered, listen to Ziegler explain the Reagan-era history behind the Trump administration’s Title X, a “domestic gag rule” designed to undercut Planned Parenthood
On WNYC’s The Takeaway, listen to Ziegler discuss the implications for abortion availability nationwide of the freedom of speech case National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, which considers whether “crisis pregnancy centers”—including those run by religious or other organizations that do not support contraception or abortion—can be legally required to post information about where those services can be procured
At the Atlantic, read Ziegler’s thoughts on NIFLA v. Becerra
On the podcast ABA Journal: Modern Law Library, listen to Ziegler explain how the 1973 case has been used by activists of differing ideologies to develop privacy arguments for issues ranging from access to experimental drugs to euthanasia to personal data security to sex worker rights
Marking the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, read Ziegler’s New York Times essay on the case’s forgotten importance for the right to privacy; at the time of the decision, many hoped to use it to redefine who was thought to have autonomy—and why
In the Washington Post, read Ziegler’s reminder that Roe recognized a right to privacy that seemed much broader than anything the judiciary had identified before—expansive enough to supersede crucial state interests

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