This video provides an overview of Roe v. Wade and criticisms levied against it.

Roe v. Wade is sometimes said to be widely misunderstood and misrepresented in public debate. As such, I focus heavily on the text of Roe v. Wade itself, as written by Justice Harry A. Blackmun.

The goal will be to get clear on what Roe v. Wade says (what conclusions it draws) as well as some of the major arguments it gives in support of the legalization of abortion.
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Sources for this video include:

Roe v. Wade: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Questions and criticisms discussed in this video often come from sources such as:

Beckwith's book, "Defending Life": https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Life...

Craddock's essay, "Does the Fourteenth Amendment Prohibit Abortion?": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...

Forsythe's book, "Abuse of Discretion": https://www.amazon.com/Abuse-Discreti...

For related criticisms/concerns regarding abortion access, see:

Erika Bachiochi: https://www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Frederica Mathewes-Green: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Choices-L...

Celia Wolf-Devine: http://www.celiawolfdevine.com/pdf/Ab...

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This video is one in a sequence of videos for Introduction to Bioethics. To see videos in order:    • Introduction to Bioethics (Fall 2020)  

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Music used for the intro and outro is:

Track: When you Realize — Mauro Somm [Audio Library Release]
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