Experts weigh in on abortion and Supreme Court

On June��24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released��its long-awaited decision on Roe v. Wade, triggering laws in multiple states that will make abortion illegal in most circumstances. Researchers at��91�� are sharing their views on the potential impacts of the decision, how religions around the world approach abortion, and more.

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For the media

Faculty experts from 91�� are available to discuss Roe v. Wade and reproductive rights in the U.S.��To arrange an interview,��contact 91�� media relations��at cunews@colorado.edu:

Professor, Colorado Law; co-director, Juvenile and Family Law Program
Her article, "Body and Soul: Pregnancy, Equality, and the Unitary Right to Abortion",��explores how our legal tradition’s conception of liberty is based on male experience, which undermines women’s reproductive freedom. She can discuss regulation of pregnancy, abortion and fetal protection.

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Samira Mehta
Assistant Professor, Women & Gender Studies and Jewish Studies
As a scholar of religion, gender and sexuality, she can speak about various religious views on abortion, focusing on Protestantism, Catholicism and Judaism. *Interview availability is limited

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Associate Professor, Colorado Law
His research focuses primarily on , including women and the LGBTQ+ community. He can also discuss why legal protections for the LGBTQ+ community have expanded over the last two decades, while .

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Amanda Stevenson
Assistant Professor, Sociology
She��is a social demographer who studies the impacts of abortion and family planning policy. Her has shown that banning abortion nationally would increase maternal mortality by 24% overall, 39% among Black people.��

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