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Date:
September 14, 2026
Start:
4:00pm
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Location:
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
For more info:
https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/events/karen-engle-and-jennifer-laurin-criminalization-of-abortion-by-other-means-new-sites-and-strategies-for-stifling-abortion-access/
On the web:
https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/events/karen-engle-and-jennifer-laurin-criminalization-of-abortion-by-other-means-new-sites-and-strategies-for-stifling-abortion-access/

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Texas has been home to one of the harshest criminal abortion bans in the country. Yet, there have been virtually no prosecutions under the ban, due in part to the territorial limits of state law, constraints on accomplice liability, and a legislative commitment not to prosecute pregnant persons for their abortions. This talk will consider the coordinated legal strategy of lawyers and advocates in Texas to use local government ordinances and civil litigation as sites for criminal law claiming, if not criminal lawmaking.

Faculty Colloquia Series:
Specific audiences:
  • Texas Law students
  • Prospective students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • General public
Sponsored by:
  • Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights & Justice

If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.