History of reproductive rights and justice starting from the 19th century to the present. Its also something thats in some ways very hard to lecture about now because its i as as professor lawson said in one of the main historians of this stuff, and im also living through it with all of you. So its a strange time to be discussing this as■z history whn its also very much real life. So i think now often when we think of reproductive rights and we think of them in the context of criminalization and criminal laws, but thats a relatively recent phenomenon. So if you go back far enough and theres a dispute about this that was reflected by the supreme in the Supreme Courts decision in 2022 in dobbs versus jackson, Womens Health organization, the majority led by Justice Samuel alito suggested that in the United States to some degree, another abortion had always been a crime. Any point in pregnancy, he might have said or might have believed something similar about contraception. But the reali
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Constitution. And now it is such a pleasure to introduce our extremely distinguished panel of americas leading lincoln scholars to discuss lincolns speeches and the american idea. Michael birmingham holds the chancellor naomi b lynn distinguished chair and lichen studies at the university of illinois springfield. Hes the author of several books on lincoln including and lincoln observed the inner world of Abraham Lincoln and the two volume american Abraham Lincoln a life as well as his new book, which hell be discussing tonight. The black mans president Abraham Lincoln African Americans and the pursuit of racial equality. Noah. Feldman is the Felix Frankfurter professor of law chair of the society of fellows and founding director of the Julis Rabinowitz Program on jewish and israeli law at harvard university. Hes the author of nine books including the three lives of James Madison genius partisan president and his latest book which will be tonight the broken constitution lincolns slavery
19th century to the present. Its also som hard to lecture about now because its i as as professor lawson said in one of the main historians of this stuff, and im also living through it with all of you. So its a strange time to be discussing this as history when its also very much real life. So i think now often when we think ofro and we think of them in the context of criminalization and criminal laws, but thats a relatively recent phenomenon. So if you go back far enough and theres a spute about this that was reflected by the supreme in the Supreme Courts decision in 2022 in dobbs versus jackson, Womens Health organization, the majority led by Justice Samuel alito suggested that in the United States to some degree, another abortion had always been a■u crime. Any point in pregnancy, he might have said or might have believed something similar about contraception. But the reality was that for much of United States history, either passing or implementing criminal laws regarding reproduc
And now it is such a pleasure to introduce our extremely extinguished panel of leading lincoln scholars to discuss lincolns speeches and the american idea. Michael, Michael Burlingame chancellor know b lynn, distinguished at the university of illinois, springfield, is the author of many books on lincoln including the enrolled of Abraham Lincoln, and to volume american Abraham Lincoln, a life. As well as his new book which will be discussing tonight. The black mans president. Abraham, lincoln African Americans and the pursuit of racial equality. Noah feldman it is the frankfurter professor of law, chair of the society of fellows, and founding director of the program and jewish and israeli law at harvard university. He wrote nine books including the three lives of james madison, genius as president , and his latest book we will be discussing tonight, the broken constitution, lincoln s and they refounding of america. Diana schaub it is professor of Political Science at maryland university