Symposium: Advancing Pregnant Persons’ Right to Life
Hear from the Center's Diana Kasdan on the right to life as a constitutional and human right at this February 8 event.
As states enact extreme abortion bans and restrictions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, attention has turned to how a constitutional right to life recognizes and values the life and health of pregnant persons.
Hosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Boston University School of Law Program on Reproductive Justice, and Northeastern University’s Center for Health Policy and Law, the February 8 symposium, titled “Advancing Pregnant Persons’ Right to Life,” will gather leading scholars to explore the jurisprudence of the “right to life.”
The symposium will be held in person on Thursday, February 8 from 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. at the BU Law School and is open to the public. The final panel—a roundtable from 1–2:30pm—will also be available via livestream. (Please register to receive the link.)
Diana Kasdan, the Center’s Director for Judicial Strategy, will speak on the panel, “The Right to Life as a Constitutional and Human Right,” from 9:10 a.m.–9:40 a.m.
Details
- Title: Advancing Pregnant Persons’ Right to Life Symposium
- Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
- Time: 9 a.m.–2 p.m. ET
- Location: Barristers Hall, Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215