In this episode of Extra+Ordinary: The Fight for Reproductive Justice, host Carolyn Silveira interviews Mary Ziegler, a legal historian and expert on the American abortion debate. They explore the legal history of abortion from the 1800s to the present, and how it evolved along with changes in medical science, politics, and the Supreme Court.

00:00 Introduction to Extra+Ordinary Episode 7

00:52 Zooming Out: The Legal Perspective on Reproductive Justice

03:07 Historical Context: Abortion Laws in the 19th Century

06:43 The Evolution of Abortion Laws and Movements

13:51 The Impact of Roe v. Wade and Subsequent Legal Battles

23:43 The Role of the AMA and Medical Community

28:51 Current and Future Legal Landscape

Guest

Our guest, Professor Mary Ziegler, is one of the world's leading authorities on the legal history of the American abortion debate.Today, she works as a Guggenheim Fellow and Martin Luther King Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis.

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Extra+Ordinary is a despair-free podcast about abortion & reproductive justice that looks to the past – to fuel our fight for the future.

Join host Carolyn Silveira, a writer and social justice advocate, for inspiring stories of the people and moments that changed history, giving women (and all people) more control over our bodies and lives. From an evangelical doctor who became an abortion provider to “nice housewives” who risked jail time to help other women, we’ll learn how ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

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Professor Ziegler explains it all