Roxboro House Roundtables

Roe v. Wade is a 1973 landmark decision by the United State Supreme Court on the issue of abortion. Today, this decision has been hailed as “the case that legalized abortion nationwide.” Under the current political climate, many women’s rights advocates are worried that Roe v. Wade maybe overturned by the Supreme Court. During this roundtable, we will explore the impact of this important case from legal, historic, and cultural perspectives. The panelists for this roundtable were Professor Evan Laine, Director of the Law and Society program, Dr. Barbara Kimmelman, Academic Dean of C-SHLA and an historian of science, and Dr. Brian Yust, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics who was born and raised in a conservative part of Texas.