Presented by Laura Arnold
January marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion a constitutionally protected right. That decision stood for 49 years — impacting generations of women and giving millions of people greater autonomy over their reproductive rights — until the high court overturned it in June.
In our online event, Reproductive Rights on the 50th Anniversary of Roe, The 19th marked the consequential milestone with high-level conversations on the legal, historical and cultural impact of Roe, and what the future holds without it.
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Speakers
Schedule
Welcome | 12:00 p.m. CT
- Amanda Zamora, Co-founder and Publisher, The 19th
What Roe Means To My Generation | 12:05 p.m. ET
- Eleanor Smeal, President and Co-Founder, Feminist Majority Foundation
- Rebecca Walker, Author, To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism
- Jenny Yang, Stand-Up Comedian, Writer, Actor and Host
- Olivia Julianna, Director of Politics and Governmental Affairs, Gen Z For Change
- Moderator: Karen Hawkins, Story Editor, The 19th
What’s Next In The Courts | 12:55 p.m. CT
- Dahlia Lithwick, Author, Lady Justice
- Hillary Schneller, co-lead counsel in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Rhiannon Hamam, Co-host, 5-4 Podcast
- Moderator: Shefali Luthra, Health Reporter, The 19th
One-On-One With Vanita Gupta | 1:35 p.m. CT
- Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Chair, DOJ’s Reproductive Rights Task Force
- Moderator: Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large, The 19th News
Abortion In The States | 2:00 p.m. CT
- Mia McLeod, South Carolina State Senator
- Elizabeth Nash, Principal Policy Associate, Guttmacher Institute
- Moderator: Jennifer Gerson, Reporter, The 19th