WVXU: As Roe v. Wade hangs on a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Ohio passes abortion restrictions
UC faculty members weigh in on abortion debate
Jenn Dye, PhD, director of the Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender and Social Justice in the College of Law, and Michelle McGowan, PhD, research associate professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, were part of a panel of legal experts joining WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition to discuss national, state and even local abortion restrictions. These developments occur as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could change access to abortion in states across the country.
Listen to the Cincinnati Edition segment online.
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