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I’m Afraid of Americans (But Not Originalism):  What Dobbs Means for Reproductive Rights in Canada

In Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), a US Supreme Court majority overturned the nearly fifty-year-old precedent, Roe v Wade (1973), recognizing women’s reproductive rights as constitutionally enshrined.  Dobbs has been described as an “originalist” decision, but in fact is better described as “traditionalist.”  In this talk, Dr. Froc will argue that the threat to Canadian reproductive rights lies not in originalist interpretive methodologies migrating northward, but rather in U.S. social values influencing our culture and in turn judicial decision-making.