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.
\n\nIf you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: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.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
LOCATION:TNH 2.111 - Sheffield-Massey Room URL:http://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/14/89197/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED COMMENT: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/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR