Roe v. Wade
'Relic of the past': Why women don't need Roe v. Wade to flourish now
Progress requires us to update laws to reflect what we know in our hearts to be true about the flourishing of human persons, both mother and child.
Maureen Ferguson
Opinion contributor
The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments on Dec. 1 for the most consequential abortion case in a generation.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization involves a Mississippi law limiting most abortions past 15 weeks. With this case, the court must reconsider the premise of Roe v. Wade.
The case has attracted an extraordinary number of friend-of-the-court briefs, some offering a refreshing vision of how women are flourishing and what it means to be human.
A quick summary of key briefs illustrates the competing visions. It is striking that one vision is filled with hope, beauty and compassion, reflecting the loving interdependence of human beings.