Newcomb Institute’s annual Roe v. Wade Lecture commemorates the historic 1973 U. S. Supreme Court decision that recognized abortion as a constitutionally protected right. Every January, Newcomb Institute invites a nationally recognized scholar of reproductive rights to present their latest research. The series, which engages student groups such as Students United for Reproductive Justice, Social Workers for Reproductive Freedom, Med Students for Choice, Students United for Reproductive Freedom (School of Public Health), and If, When, How (School of Law), has brought to campus scholars from a variety of disciplines, including history, architecture, sociology, and law. The annual lecture is preceded by a networking reception and poster presentations by NI’s Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health Interns and opportunities for legislative action for students, faculty, and the general public.
Save the Date:
This year will feature poster presentations by Newcomb Institute’s Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health interns and advocacy activities provided by Tulane’s reproductive rights, health, and justice student organizations, followed by the annual Roe v. Wade lecture with Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer, authors of The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America.
Date and time: January 22, 2025, 6 p.m. CT
Location: Diboll Gallery, third floor of the Malkin Sacks Commons
The annual Roe v. Wade Lecture is supported by the Donna and Richard Esteves Fund for Women’s Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health.
Past Speakers:
2024 Yasmin López, "Territory and Body - Women Leading the Fight for Reproductive Rights in Latin America"
2023 Kimala Price, “Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe, Post-Dobbs World”
2022 Loretta J. Ross, “Reproductive Justice: Human Rights for the 21st Century”
2021 Diana Greene Foster, “Consequences of Receiving versus Being Denied a Wanted Abortion in the United States”
2020 Monica McLemore, "An Uncertain Future – The Way Forward to Ensure Abortion Care, Access, and Reproductive Justice"
2019 Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, "Women’s Reproductive Health and Economic Empowerment”
2018 J. Shoshanna Ehrlich, "(Re)producing the Maternal Ideal: Abortion Laws and the Romancing of Motherhood"
2017 Kimberly Kelly, “Abortion in the American South: Religion, Race, and Stigma”
2016 Rebecca Kluchin, “Maternal-Fetal Conflict in Post-Roe America”
2015 Lori Brown, “Contested Spaces: Abortion Clinic Design”
2014 Lynn Paltrow, “Interrogating the Differences between ‘Pro-Life,’ and ‘Pro-Lives’”
2013 Wendy Kline, “The Pelvic Instruction Controversy of the 1970s”
