Amicus: Why are We Still Obsessed with Roe v Wade?

For some, 2022 was the year Roe v Wade was overturned. For millions
more, abortions rights had been functionally inaccessible for
decades. Beyond shaky precedent, Roe was a vessel into which
America threw all sorts of hopes, beliefs and fears. But how did
this legal decision become a symbol of so much? On this week’s
show, host Dahlia Lithwick is joined by abortion law expert Mary
Ziegler, who’s new book, Roe: The History of a National Obsession,
tries to find the roots of Roe’s incessant pull, and to unpack the
meaning from the meta.  In this week’s Amicus Plus segment -
the worst of jurisprudence 2022. In a year marked by quite a few
legal gut punches, Dahlia is joined by Mark Joseph Stern to run
through the most bonkers rulings from the most out-of-control
federal judges. They also find a path to hope for justice in 2023.
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