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DESCRIPTION:Join a panel discussion on the fight for abortion rights, for equality, and 
 for representative democracy are all in service of the same goal: Justice 
 For All.\n\nOrganizations: Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law's Birnbaum 
 Women's Leadership Network, Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, 
 Ms. Magazine, and more\n\nDate and time: Wed, April 20, 2022 @ 2:30 PM – 
 4:00 PM PDT\n\nLivestream here: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4fck4pE0E\n\n\nIt is a perilous moment 
 for abortion rights in America. Texas law S.B. 8, banning the provision of 
 nearly all abortions in the state, has been in effect since last September. 
 New restrictions are being introduced and passed across the country. And 
 the U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health 
 Organization, which poses a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.\n\nWhat are 
 the democratic dysfunctions that have led to this pivotal point? How should 
 we consider parallel affronts to participation and representation – the 
 wave of voting restrictions and outsize role of big money in politics – 
 and the anti-abortion agenda? Can we look to state courts to provide new 
 avenues for protecting reproductive rights? And what is the legal and 
 societal impact of criminalizing pregnancy and abortion, especially on 
 communities of color?\n\nSpeakers:\n\nOpening Remarks:\n\nJennifer 
 Weiss-Wolf, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice; Executive Director for 
 Partnerships and Strategy, Ms. Magazine\n\nModerator:\n\nMichele Bratcher 
 Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine; 
 Executive Producer, Ms. Studios and On the Issues 
 podcast\n\nPanelists:\n\nMelissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes 
 Professor of Law, NYU Law; Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Law 
 Network; Member, Brennan Center Board of Directors\n\nLourdes Rivera, 
 Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs, Center for Reproductive 
 Rights\n\nMonica Raye Simpson, Executive Director, SisterSong Women of 
 Color Reproductive Justice Collective\n\nClosing Remarks:\n\nKathy Spillar, 
 Executive Editor, Ms. Magazine; Executive Director, Feminist Majority 
 Foundation\n\nThis Brennan Center for Justice event is produced in 
 partnership with NYU Law's Birnbaum Women's Leadership Network and Ms. 
 Magazine.\n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/04/13/18849028.php
SUMMARY:Abortion is Essential for Democracy: The Fight for Reproductive Rights, Equality & Justice
LOCATION:Online via YouTube livestream
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/04/13/18849028.php
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