The Future of Abortion in America and Beyond
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Thomas Loikith
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 12:45 PM
End Date
26-4-2024 1:44 PM
Description
After the overruling of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022, states were given the right to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their limits. Following Dobbs, numerous states began imposing abortion restrictions in their respective jurisdictions. What can be done at a federal level to establish a woman’s rights to bodily autonomy? What can and should be done to address these concerns on a national basis after Dobbs? These questions require an analysis through interdisciplinary research that will elucidate the history of my topic and provide an appropriate response based upon my findings. To do this, I will use both law and comparative studies as disciplines to assist my hypothesis. I will incorporate scholarly sources and law review journals to form a conclusion to my thesis. I then seek common ground between such insights in an effort to integrate them and arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the research problem. While I have not yet completed my studies, I tentatively conclude that (1) Dobbs was wrongly decided; (2) short of a constitutional amendment establishing the right to abortion or the right to privacy as it pertains to personal health matters, carefully drafted federal legislation establishing a national right to privacy applicable to personal health matters and bodily autonomy, including abortion should be enacted; and (3) federal legislation establishing a national right to abortion irrespective of a right to privacy should be enacted.
The Future of Abortion in America and Beyond
After the overruling of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022, states were given the right to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their limits. Following Dobbs, numerous states began imposing abortion restrictions in their respective jurisdictions. What can be done at a federal level to establish a woman’s rights to bodily autonomy? What can and should be done to address these concerns on a national basis after Dobbs? These questions require an analysis through interdisciplinary research that will elucidate the history of my topic and provide an appropriate response based upon my findings. To do this, I will use both law and comparative studies as disciplines to assist my hypothesis. I will incorporate scholarly sources and law review journals to form a conclusion to my thesis. I then seek common ground between such insights in an effort to integrate them and arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the research problem. While I have not yet completed my studies, I tentatively conclude that (1) Dobbs was wrongly decided; (2) short of a constitutional amendment establishing the right to abortion or the right to privacy as it pertains to personal health matters, carefully drafted federal legislation establishing a national right to privacy applicable to personal health matters and bodily autonomy, including abortion should be enacted; and (3) federal legislation establishing a national right to abortion irrespective of a right to privacy should be enacted.