Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy and Law School Conference Center, 509 O'Brian Hall, University at Buffalo Law School

Panelists will examine movements and their political organizing around the abortion issue, the impact of the social and legal controversy on health care, including the recent efforts to cast access to safe and legal abortion in an international human rights framework, and important new constitutional developments. Organized by Lucinda Finley (Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University at Buffalo Law School), Athena Mutua (University at Buffalo Law School) and Martha McCluskey (University at Buffalo Law School).
Please RSVP to Ellen Kausner at ekausner@buffalo.edu.

Thursday, October 11

1:00 pm Welcoming Remarks

1:15 pm Buffalo at the Center of the Storm: Abortion Protests, Litigation, and Providers' Experiences
              Moderator/Commentator: Lucinda Finley, University at Buffalo Law School and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

            Marilynn Buckham, former Executive Director, Buffalo Womenservices
            Laura Meyers, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood of Western New York
            Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania Law School
            Eyal Press, Journalist and Author, Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict that Divided America
                     
3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Legal Change Through Courts or Legislatures? Perspectives and Possibilities
              Moderator: Mary Nell Trautner, University at Buffalo, Sociology
             
              Eyal Press, Journalist and Author, Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict that Divided America
            Lucinda Finley, University at Buffalo Law School and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
            Betsy Cavendish, Executive Director of Appleseed, formerly NARAL Pro-Choice                                         America Interim President and Legal Director
            Sanda Rodgers, University of Ottawa Law School

5:30       Dinner

7:00 - 9:00pm Erosion of Roe, Rise of Restrictions: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future
              Moderator: Martha McCluskey, University at Buffalo Law School

              Corinne Schiff, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
                  Helena Silverstein, Lafayette College, Government
            Carole Joffe, University of California Davis, Sociology
            Laura Woliver, University of South Carolina, Political Science
            Caitlin Borgmann, City University of New York Law School

Friday, October 12

8:45 am Coffee and pastries

9:15 am Religion and the Rhetoric of Abortion Protests
               Moderator: Kari Winter, University at Buffalo, American Studies

               Athena Mutua, University at Buffalo Law School
             Rev. David Selzer, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
             Mark Steiner, Christopher Newport University, Communication Studies
             Carol Mason, Oklahoma State University, English

11:00 am Break

11:15 am Human Rights and Reproductive Rights
                 Moderator: Gwynn Thomas, University at Buffalo, Global Gender Studies

                 Isabel Marcus, University at Buffalo Law School
              Michelle Goldberg, Journalist and Author, Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
              Pamela Bridgewater, American University Law School              

1:00 pm Lunch

2:15 pm  Health Care and Provider Experiences
                Moderator:  David Herzberg, University at Buffalo, History

                Michael Zionts, Director, University at Buffalo Family Medicine Residency Program
             Johanna Schoen, University of Iowa, History and Women's Studies
                Katharine Morrison, Medical Director, Buffalo Womenservices
                Susan Ward, Director of Counseling, Buffalo Womenservices
             Colleen Schiffhauer, Patient Services Director, Planned Parenthood of Western New York

4:00 - 4:30 pm Concluding Discussion

Please RSVP to Ellen Kausner at ekausner@buffalo.edu.

Visiting Scholars

Caitlin Borgmann, City University of New York Law School
Pamela Bridgewater, American University Washington College of Law
Betsy Cavendish, Appleseed
Michelle Goldberg, Journalist and Author
Carole Joffe, University of California Davis, Sociology
Carol Mason, Oklahoma State University, English
Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Eyal Press, Journalist and Author
Sanda Rodgers, University of Ottawa Law School
Corinne Schiff, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
Johanna Schoen, University of Iowa, History and Women's Studies
Helena Silverstein, Lafayette College, Government
Mark Steiner, Christopher Newport University, Communications Studies
Laura Woliver, University of South Carolina, Political Science

Organizers

For further information, please contact the conference organizers:
Lucinda Finley, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University at Buffalo Law School, finleylu@buffalo.edu
Athena Mutua, University at Buffalo Law School, admutua@buffalo.edu
Martha McCluskey, University at Buffalo Law School, mcclusk@buffalo.edu

Driving Directions & Parking

Driving directions and information about parking on UB's North Campus can be found here.

 

Baldy Center For Law & Social Policy
511 O'Brian Hall, University at Buffalo Law School
Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-2102

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