CONSTITUTION DAY: REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE IN THE WAKE OF THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE
August 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law, Dickinson College and the Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS), the AAUW-Carlisle (PA) Branch, and the YWCA Carlisle & Cumberland County invite you to join us on Monday, September 12 for a series of reproductive justice events as we champion reproductive rights in the wake the fateful decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade.
Meet our Speakers
Kimberly Mutcherson
Co-Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School
Kimberly Mutcherson is an award-winning professor whose scholarship focuses on reproductive justice, bioethics, and family and health law. She has presented her scholarship nationally and internationally and publishes extensively on assisted reproduction, families, and the law. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and the Columbia Law School Center for Gender and Sexuality Law.
Melissa Murray
Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, NYU Law
Melissa Murray teaches constitutional law, family law, criminal law, and reproductive rights and justice at NYU Law. Her research focuses on the legal regulation of sex and sexuality and encompasses such topics as marriage and its alternatives, the marriage equality debate, the legal recognition of caregiving, and reproductive rights and justice.
Mireille Rebeiz
Associate Professor of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies & Francophone Studies at Dickinson College
Dr. Mireille Rebeiz (She/Her) teaches gender identity and international human rights laws at Dickinson College. Her teaching and research focus on women’s, gender, and sexuality issues in armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.
Schedule of Events
| 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Learn with Dean Mutcherson and Professor Murray Members of the community and partnering organizations are invited to attend this free event located in Dickinson College’s Stern Center Great Room. |
| 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. | Moderated Keynote Panel with Dean Mutcherson, Professor Murray, and Dr. Rebeiz Members of the community and partnering organizations are invited to this free event located in Dickinson Law’s Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium. |
This event is being presented by Penn State Dickinson Law, Dickinson College and the Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS), the AAUW-Carlisle (PA) Branch, and the YWCA Carlisle & Cumberland County.
