This event is hosted by the American Bar Association Civil Rights and Social Justice Section.

Join us for our fourth installment in a multi-part In Conversation Series from the Section's Reproductive Rights and Justice Committee on Friday, November 8th at 1p.m. ET.

From the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 until Dobbs decision in 2022, there were more than 1,800 cases across the country in which law enforcement, prosecutors, healthcare workers, family regulation workers, and judges have deprived pregnant people of their constitutional right under the guise of protecting “unborn life.” A recent report documents how the growing popularity of the concept of “fetal personhood” in anti-abortion rhetoric and the reliance on substance use allegations are being used to charge pregnant people with criminal child neglect or endangerment, contributing to the rise in pregnancy criminalization since 2006. Even before Dobbs, people have been increasingly criminalized for their pregnancies, regardless of birth outcome. Join our experts as they discuss the who and why birthing people are being criminalized, the impact of birth people and their communities, and access to maternal healthcare.

Speakers:
Kulsoom Ijaz – Senior Staff Attorney, @pregnancyjust
Dr. Mishka Terplan – Medical Director and Senior Research Scientist – Friends Research Institute, Inc.

Moderator:
Nicolle Vasquez Del Favero– Member, Reproductive Rights Initiative, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice