One Year Post-Roe: Reflections on US and Global Abortion Rights

As we reach the one-year mark of the fall of Roe, the Guttmacher Institute’s dire predictions about the damage to come have borne out. Abortion bans and restrictions now deny millions of people in the U.S. the essential care they need to control their own reproductive futures, with the threat of an essential medication for medical abortion under attack in the federal courts. Globally, our allies watch with concern to prepare for the potential implications around the world.

In the face of these challenges, Guttmacher, together with our partners and allies in the U.S. and global abortion rights movement are fighting back.

Please join us for a dynamic discussion on the consequences and implications for action one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Featuring:
Dr. Herminia Palacio
CEO & President, Guttmacher Institute

Moderator:
Melissa Murray, JD
Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law & Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, New York University
Board Member, Guttmacher Institute

Speakers:
Paula Avila-Guillen
Executive Director, Women’s Equality Center (Pre-recorded Remarks)

Kelly Baden
Vice President for Public Policy, Guttmacher Institute

Jessica González-Rojas
New York State Assembly member representing the 34th Assembly District

Kwajelyn Jackson
Executive Director, Feminist Women’s Health Center

Mallah Tabot
Lead Architect of Cooperation, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Regional Office (Pre-recorded Remarks)

Irum Taqi, JD
Interim Director for Public Policy, Global and Federal Issues, Guttmacher Institute

Host:
Dr. Nori Rost
Resident Acting Leader, New York Society for Ethical Culture

This conversation is hosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:26 Dr. Herminia Palacio
00:06:29 Melissa Murray, JD
00:11:09 Question 1
00:11:31 Jessica González-Rojas, on intersectional justice
00:15:31 Kwajelyn Jackson, on community
00:18:22 Kelly Baden, on democracy
00:20:08 Irum Taqi, on global reproductive rights and partnerships
00:22:07 Jessica González-Rojas, on New York policy
00:25:03 Kwajelyn Jackson, on policies in practice
00:27:19 Kelly Baden, on new laws and policies
00:29:53 Irum Taqi, on global context
00:33:52 Irum Taqi, on supporting global partners
00:37:21 Mallah Tabot, on the Maputo Protocol and more
00:42:57 Paula Avila-Guilen, on the Green Wave
00:47:26 Kwajelyn Jackson, on reproductive justice
00:50:04 Kelly Baden, on social support
00:52:10 Jessica González-Rojas, on what we can do
00:54:25 Kwajelyn Jackson, on what we can do
00:57:06 Kelly Baden, on what we can do in NYC
00:58:27 Irum Taqi, on what we can do globally
01:00:08 Dr. Herminia Palacio
01:04:30 Q&A
01:20:00 Closing Remarks