Whole Women’s Health Care V. Cole: Will Administrative Regulations be the Undoing of Roe v. Wade?

The Supreme Court will soon hear argument and determine whether a Texas law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital within thirty miles of a clinic and to have facilities equal to an outpatient surgical center imposes an undue burden on the right of access to abortion. Texas claims the restrictions are justified to protect the health of the woman seeking an abortion, but choice advocates warn that the law will have a catastrophic impact on right of access, “making essential reproductive health care services for many Texans, especially poor and rural women, practically impossible to access.” They predict that all but a handful of clinics will close, drastically reducing the ability of women to obtain a safe and legal abortion. Come join us for a fascinating discussion of the constitutional issues surrounding this pivotal case.

Speakers:

• Lucinda Finley, The Frank Raichie Professor of Law at the University at Buffalo School of Law
  
• Elizabeth Harned, Vice President of External Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York
• Dr. Rachael Phelps, Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York

Organized by The Western New York Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, the Western New York Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the University at Buffalo School of Law.