Faith And Reason 360

Faith And Reason affirms the preservation of justice, autonomy, and opportunity for women in the United States and across the world. A woman's lifelong well-being is directly intertwined with the preservation of her reproductive choice. Today, it seems like issues of women's health and autonomy are more precarious than they have ever been. January 22, 2017 is the 44th anniversary for Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protected a woman's right to privacy in her reproductive choices. The Roe v. Wade case was argued by a young attorney named Sarah Weddington. Sarah went on to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, the first female General Counsel to the US Dept. of Agriculture, and as an Assistant to President Jimmy Carter. Sarah Weddington shares the inside story of her experiences arguing the case and what's changed for women's rights since the 1973 decision. She is joined by a panel of women sharing their own unique perspectives: Melissa Weininger, Claire Villareal, Amy Harris, and Muffie Mor