Liberty & Reason — Episode 12

Few Supreme Court decisions have shaped American politics and constitutional debate as profoundly as Roe v. Wade.

In This Episode:

• Abortion law before Roe

• Who were Roe and Wade?

• The Fourteenth Amendment and privacy

• What Roe actually decided

• Arguments for and against Roe

• Planned Parenthood v. Casey

• Judicial activism and Supreme Court power

• The road to Dobbs

• Why Roe was overturned

• What Dobbs actually changed

• Should abortion policy be left to the states?

• Roe's lasting constitutional and political legacy

Sources and Further Reading:

Roe v. Wade (1973) — Oyez case summary, opinions and oral arguments Read Roe v. Wade at Oyez

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) — Oyez Read Griswold v. Connecticut

Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) — Oyez Read Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) — Full Supreme Court opinion, concurrences and dissent Read the Dobbs decision

Join the Conversation:

Do you believe Roe v. Wade was correctly decided?

Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe in Dobbs?

And should abortion policy be determined by individual states or through a nationwide standard?

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