188: How Did Roe Get Overturned, and What's Next for Abortion Law? The Roe Series, with Constitutional Law Expert Dr. Phillip Munoz of the University of Notre Dame
In this latest episode of The Roe Series, Dr. Phillip Munoz, the Founding Director of the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, associate professor of political science and concurrent professor of law at the University of Notre Dame weighs in on the Dobbs ruling. Dr. Munoz writes and teaches across the fields of constitutional law, American politics, and political philosophy with a focus on religious liberty and the American Founding. We talk: + How did Roe get overturned? + Was it a mess from a constitutional law perspective to begin with? + What ways can states and/or the country legislate women's health care and abortions from here on out? + The role of precedent in Supreme Court rulings, and why some are upheld and others aren't + How justices are tasked with interpreting the Constitution + The debate over the evolving Constitution, versus reading it as-is ...and so much more. Debate referenced in conversation can be found here.