Alfred University Assistant Professor of Sociology Meredith Field will deliver the Oct. 13 Bergren Forum lecture "Abortion. Whose Opinion Matters?"

Alfred University Assistant Professor of Sociology Meredith Field will deliver the Oct. 13 Bergren Forum lecture “Abortion. Whose Opinion Matters?”

Field writes: “Abortion is highly politicized in the US. However, that is a relatively recent phenomenon. (This lecture) will highlight key points in the legal and sociopolitical history of abortion in the US, focusing on increasing state-level abortion restrictions in the 21st-century, and how those policies might relate to the recent Dobbs v. Jackson SCOTUS decision. Ultimately, Professor Field will ask the audience to consider what the Dobbs decision, when juxtaposed with public opinion, says about the current state of U.S. democracy.

The Bergren Forum is sponsored by the Division of Human Studies and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will be held in-person from 12:10- 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays in Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center. Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. For those not able to make it to Nevins, there is a Zoom link, which will be the same each week. Please contact Marilyn Saxton for the Zoom information.