Stanford Law Professors on Overturning Roe v. Wade
Professors Jane Schacter, Bernie Meyler, Hank Greely, and Michelle Mello discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, reversing abortion rights for Americans that had been guaranteed since 1973.
When I was asked to comment on the leak of today’s opinion back in May, I said it would be a constitutional earthquake if the final opinion followed the draft. Today’s decision is indeed seismic, closely tracking the draft and laying waste to a half-century of constitutional law protecting a woman’s right to control her body and to make a profound decision affecting the course of her life. In a sweeping opinion, that right is gone and it is now up to state legislators to tell women what they can and cannot do with their bodies and, if a majority of those legislators deem it appropriate, to force them to continue unwanted pregnancies.
Professor Bernadette Meyler on How California Can Become a Nation-State for Abortion Rights
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger often referred to California as a “nation-state.” Like a nation-state, California has often carved its own path on policy matters, coordinating with states like New York or even other countries rather than with the federal government.
Stanford Law School Professor Henry T. (Hank) Greely, director of Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, predicted during an interview just prior to Friday’s decision that the court would completely overturn Roe v. Wade and say there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion.
Professor Michelle Mello on Protecting Reproductive Health Information After Fall of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion could also result in women’s personal reproductive health data being used against them, warns Stanford Health Policy’s Michelle Mello.
