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Upcoming Events

• October 19, 2026

  Valena Beety (Indiana University Maurer School of Law), “Reproductive Wrongful Convictions: The Making of ‘Unfit’ Mothers”

  Time: 4PM
  Faulty forensic evidence and biased evidence relying on sex-based stereotypes have long been used to convict innocent women in situations where an accident or health event has been misconstrued as a criminal act.
• November 2, 2026

  Michele Goodwin (Georgetown University Law Center), “Gaslighting: The Politics of Sexual Violence and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice”

  Time: 4PM
  Using the example of post-Dobbs abortion bans that contain no exceptions for incest or rape, this talk will argue that law and institutions charged with protecting the vulnerable are often responsible for the oppression of women, the suppression of their capacities, and the harms that follow.
• November 16, 2026

  Agustina Ramón Michel (Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad (CEDES), Argentina), “Not a Tango: Conscientious Objection Clauses in Abortion Healthcare”

  Time: 4PM
  Healthcare conscientious objection allows providers to refuse treatment based on moral or religious beliefs. Alongside the legalization of abortion since the 1970s,  conscience clauses have expanded globally. 

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