Transformations in the Reproductive Domain: Abortion, Birth, and Advocacy in the Post-Roe Era

MARKS, Alejandra (NMSU) Transformations in the Reproductive 
Domain: Abortion, Birth, and Advocacy in the Post-Roe Era. In 
recent years, the legal landscape for abortion has been rapidly 
changing. While some countries like Mexico, Argentina, and 
Ireland are liberalizing their policies, others, like the U.S. and 
Poland, are moving toward greater restriction. To understand 
the future of reproductive rights in these times, it is crucial 
to examine the cultural and political history contributing to 
the reversal of rights and to note the responses this reversal 
provokes. This panel will draw on interdisciplinary expertise in 
both US and non-US contexts to discuss how their research on 
birthing practices, abortion policies, and activist movements 
inform anthropological contributions to advocacy efforts, 
locally and globally. amarks@nmsu.edu (TH-102)