Roe v. Wade: Four Decades Later

On the morning following the Friday, February 17 screening of the powerful film The Cider House Rules, scholars analyze the contentious history behind the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which determined the legality of abortion. Join them for a discussion that examines the case’s underlying legal, political, and social implications and elucidates why Roe v. Wade continues to incite vehement debate today.

Linda Greenhouse is Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. Robert Post is dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Kenji Yoshino is Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law.