Document Type
Podcast
Joanna Erdman: Abortion At-Home and At-Law During a Pandemic
Run Time
00:33:21
Release Date
2024
Episode Description
Join student editor, Amelia, for a discussion with Professor Joanna Erdman of the Schulich School of Law and the McBain Chair in Health Law and Policy. Amelia and Professor Erdman talk about her chapter “Abortion At-Home and At-Law During a Pandemic” in COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact and Legacy, edited by Glenn Cohen, Abbe R. Gluck, Katherine Kraschel, Carmel Shachar (Cambridge University Press). The conversation touches on the central themes of the book chapter, connecting them to a recent string of prosecutions in the UK related to home abortions during the pandemic, public pushback, and the future of abortion law and policy.