From Abortion to Infanticide: The Gosnell Case–A Symposium

The Fall Symposium of the University of St. Thomas School of Law Journal of Law and Public Policy Fall Symposium will be “From Abortion to Infanticide: The Gosnell Trial” It will be held Friday, October 4th from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A number of arguments have been made attempting to mitigate the fallout from the Gosnell trial, claiming that Gosnell is an outlier, women were driven to Gosnell by a lack of public funding, over-regulation drove Gosnell underground, over-regulation reduced the availability of responsible clinics, enforcement of regulations will reduce abortion access, etc. Some have even argued the moral defensibility of infanticide. We have asked a number of scholars and legal professionals to address these issues.

Speakers Include:

• Prof. Stephen Smith, Notre Dame Law School; Criminal Law
• Prof. Michael Paulsen, University of St. Thomas School of Law; Constitutional Law
• Mr. Steve Aden, Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom and Vice President of ADF’s Center for Life
• Prof. Randy Beck, University of Georgia Law; Constitutional Law, Property
• Prof. Teresa Collett, University of St. Thomas School of Law; Property, Constitutional Litigation
• Dr. Maureen Condic, University of Utah School of Medicine; Neurobiology, Anatomy, Pediatrics, Director for Human Embryology in the School of Medicine’s curriculum
• Prof. Dwight Duncan, University of Massachusetts School of Law; Constitutional Law, Bioethics
• Prof. Matthew Lu, University of St. Thomas, Professor of Philosophy; Bioethics, Ethical Theory

Schedule

8:45 a.m. — Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – Introduction, Professor Delahunty

9:15 a.m. – Professor Stephen Smith, on criminal law issues and trial recap

10:00 a.m. – Professor Michael Paulsen, “Kermit Gosnell and Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

10:25 a.m. – Break

10:40 a.m. – Mr. Steve Aden, The Economics of Abortion

11:25 a.m. – Professor Randy Beck, The “Bad Man” Theory of the Law

12:00 p.m. – Reflection Period (Mass in Chapel)

12:30 p.m. – Lunch with Murphy Institute, Hot Topics Cool Talk, Erika Bachiochi, “Is Abortion Necessary for Sexual Equality?”

1:40 p.m. – Professor Teresa Collett, Regulation of RU-486

2:30 p.m. – Panel, “Perspectives on Human Life,” Dr. Maureen Condic, Professor Dwight Duncan, and Professor Matthew LU

4:00 p.m. – Closing

RSVP to Mardell Presler at pres4718@stthomas.edu
CLE credit is pending

This event is organized by the University of St. Thomas School of Law’s Journal of Law and Public Policy. The mission of this Journal is to advance the ideals embodied in the mission statement of The University of St. Thomas School of Law through the exploration of conservative legal thought, public policy and social justice.