Mary Ziegler

law professor at UC Davis and author of ‘Roe: The History of a National Obsession’

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Legal historian Mary Ziegler is Professor of Law at Florida State University and the author of After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate.

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Today, the Supreme Court heard an Idaho abortion case, revealing deep ideological and gender divides.

Supreme Court tackles Idaho abortion law: Biden administration challenges state restrictions amid contentious hearing

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Ohioans have rejected a measure that would make it harder to amend the state’s constitution. Abortion access was the subtext, leading up to a vote over the matter this fall.

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Ohioans have rejected a measure that would make it harder to amend the state’s constitution. Abortion access was the subtext, leading up to a vote over the matter this fall.

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Voters in California, Vermont, and Michigan enshrined the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.

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Voters in California, Vermont, and Michigan enshrined the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.

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