The Opinion of the Court: Unnderstanding Roe v. Wade and the Right to Privacy

Rarely has an issue created as much fervor as the debate over a woman’s right to choose and the rights of the unborn. In this lecture, we will discuss the origins of the judicial interpretation, progress of the legal controversy following Roe--including the transformative Casey opinion and the Dobbs decision that returned the issue back to the states--and the continuing legacy of the decision beyond the issue of abortion.