A Baldy Center conference inspired by Eyal Press' book Absolute Convictions: My Father, A City, and the Conflict that Divided America, which explores the abortion culture wars as played out in Buffalo, NY and the impact on the life of his father, an abortion provider, and his family. The conference will open with an address by Eyal Press, followed by sessions with invited experts from the UB faculty and other universities, discussing the legal, medical, economic, and religious issues raised by the abortion controversy.

Program

Thursday, October 12, 7:00 pm, 106 O’Brian Hall

Keynote Presentation

Eyal Press, Author of “Absolute Convictions: My Father, A City, and the Conflict that Divided America"

8:30 - Reception following presentation, with book signing

Friday, October 13, Letro Courtroom, 1st Floor, O'Brian Hall

8:30 - Coffee and pastries

9:00 - Opening Remarks

Lynn Mather, Director, Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy
Lucinda Finley, UB Law, and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

9:15 - Religion and the Rhetoric of Abortion Protest Movements

Moderator - Stephanie Phillips, UB Law
Mark Steiner, Communication and the Arts, Regent University
Carol Mason, English, Oklahoma State University
Elizabeth Mensch, UB Law
David Selzer, Church of the Good Shepherd

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Law, Social Change, and the Abortion Controversy

Moderator - Mary Nell Trautner, UB Sociology
Lucinda Finley, UB Law, and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Betsy Cavendish, Consultant and Attorney, formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America Interim President and Legal Director
Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania Law School

12:00 - Lunch

1:30 - Race, Class, and Reproduction

Moderator - Kari Winter, UB American Studies

Pamela Bridgewater, American University Law School
Susan Cahn, UB History
Athena Mutua, UB Law

3:15 - Perspectives from Women's Health and Human Rights

Moderator - David Herzberg, UB History

Marilynn Buckham, former Director, Buffalo Gynecology Women's Services
Isabel Marcus, UB Law

Johanna Schoen, History and Women's Studies, University of Iowa
Michael Zionts, Director, UB Residency Program, Family Medicine
Isabelle Harvey, UB Resident, Family Medicine

4:45 - Concluding Remarks by Eyal Press

Organizers

Lucinda Finley, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University at Buffalo Law School
Martha McCluskey, University at Buffalo Law School
Athena Mutua, University at Buffalo Law School

Registration

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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