After decades of activism, legal battles, and debate, listen to the landmark decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Hear the Dobbs v. Jackson opinion and dissents in their entirety, as well as the original Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey opinions, with an introduction by Faye Wattleton, the first African American woman elected president of Planned Parenthood.
Narrated by Ariel Blake and Imani Jade Powers, listening to the Supreme Court's official opinions contextualizes and helps clarify the new opinion in light of the landmark decisions before it.
Editorial notes: This audio recording omits some legal references for the sake of clarity. We are providing a downloadable PDF for a full and complete reference. This file can be accessed in your Library section along with the audio.
About the narrators and authors: Faye Wattleton is an American reproductive rights activist who was the youngest, first woman, and first African American president ever elected of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was the longest tenured in the position, leading the international organization to become the seventh largest non-profit institution. She is currently Co-founder & Director at EeroQ Quantum Hardware Inc., a quantum computing company. She is best known for her contributions to family planning and reproductive health, and the reproductive rights movement.
Ariel Blake is a Black and Guyanese (American) theater artist, teacher, abolitionist & birth keeper based in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her voice can also be heard narrating An Abolitionist's Handbook by Patrisse Cullors and Raven Leilani's Luster among other titles.
Imani Jade Powers is an actor, writer, and narrator based in New York. She's a graduate of Sarah Lawrence and RADA, narrates both fiction and non-fiction, and is passionate about social justice storytelling.
A Macmillan Audio production.