Join us to learn about how hard-working individuals have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s destruction, and the continued help needed if we want to sustain it
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, many feared it meant the end of abortion access in the United States. Yet the courageous work of people on the ground has allowed abortion to survive post-Dobbs in ways that no one predicted.
In After Dobbs, law professor David Cohen and sociologist Carole Joffe interview 24 people across all different fields in abortion and in different state political environments to uncover how the abortion-providing community and its allies prepared for, and then responded to this momentous event. Taking place across 3 intervals throughout 2022—pre-Dobbs in early 2022, right after Dobbs, and then 6 months later—these interviews showcase how nimble thinking on the part of providers, growth and new delivery models of abortion pills, and the never-ending work of those who help with abortion travel and funding have ensured most people who want them are still getting abortions, even without Roe.
But, as much as this is cause for celebration, the work required to make abortion possible is difficult and costly—in time, money, and emotion. There may soon come a time when the overturning of Roe means a much more severe decline in the number of people able to obtain the abortions they seek. But because of the work of the people in this book and those like them, even though Roe is dead, abortion is not . . . yet.
Co-authors Carole Joffe and David S. Cohen are joining us on the virtual Busboys stage to share more about this “raw and gripping account about the impacts of Dobbs in the lives of everyday Americans throughout the United States” (Michele Goodwin, author of Policing the Womb). Copies of the book will be available for purchase before and during the event, so make sure to order your copy through Eventbrite! Your purchase of the book includes shipping anywhere in the United States via USPS.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 7:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of AFTER DOBBS will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is virtual and will only be livestreamed.
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Carole Joffe is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and a professor emerita of sociology at the U. of California, Davis. She is the coauthor of Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America (California Univ. Press 2020) with David S. Cohen.
David S. Cohen is a professor of law at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law where he teaches constitutional law and sex discrimination law. He is the coauthor of Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America (California Univ. Press 2020) with Carole Joffe.
