ACS Madison: Distorting The Reconstruction: Forced Pregnancy and The Path To Dobbs

On Friday, March 1, at 12 pm, UW Law's ACS Chapter will host Dr. Michele Bratcher Goodwin, who will deliver a presentation entitled "Distorting The Reconstruction: Forced Pregnancy and The Path To Dobbs.” The lecture will be held in Room 2260 in the Law School, and lunch from Casetta will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis to attendees.

Dr. Michele Bratcher Goodwin is a highly visible thought-leader, podcast host, professor, and frequent commentator on MSNBC, lending her expertise on matters of constitutional law, reproductive justice, and the state of American democracy. She is a distinguished professor at Georgetown University, holding the prestigious Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professorship of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy. Dr. Goodwin is one to the most cited health law scholars in the world and a highly regarded public intellectual with commentaries appearing in the NY Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, the L.A. Times, Newsweek, Ms. magazine and other publications. She has testified before state and federal legislators on matters of health and reproductive justice. Dr. Goodwin is the author of six books and over 100 articles and commentaries on matters of law, medicine, reproductive health, and biotechnologies. She is the 2022 recipient of the American Bar Association’s Margaret Brent Award and in 2023 she was honored by the California Women’s Law Center with their prestigious Pursuit of Justice Award. Dr. Goodwin is author of the award-winning book, Policing The Womb: Invisible Women and The Criminalization of Motherhood. She is the Executive Producer at Ms. Studios

Friday, March 1

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT

University of Wisconsin-Madison

975 Bascom Mall, RM 1160

Madison, WI 53706