Religious Freedom v. Anti-Discrimination Law: Can Rights Be Reconciled?

Mark Joseph Stern

Staff Writer, Slate
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Shannon Minter

Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
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Lourdes Rivera

Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs, Center for Reproductive Rights
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Micah Schwartzman

Joseph W. Dorn Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
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Robin Fretwell Wilson

Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law; Director and Founder, Tolerance Means Dialogues
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Our ACS 2018 convention breakout session, "Religious Freedom v. Anti-Discrimination Law: Can Rights Be Reconciled?" took place on Friday, June 8.

Increasingly, religious liberty claims seem in conflict with reproductive and LGTBQ rights, and these conflicts are being litigated in courthouses, legislatures, and the public discourse. If exemptions are to be available to those who object to abortion, contraception, and marriage equality, on what principle would exemption claims based on beliefs about race be distinguished from claims based on beliefs about sexuality and gender? Is there a constructive way through this thicket?

Featuring:

Mark Joseph Stern, Staff Writer, Slate
Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs, Center for Reproductive Rights
Micah Schwartzman, Joseph W. Dorn Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Robin Fretwell Wilson, Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law; Director and Founder, Tolerance Means Dialogues