Body, Law, and Liberty: Karen Thompson
May 15th, 2025
“Rights should never leave the pregnant person.”
We discuss the growing phenomenon of pregnancy criminalization, examine the path forward in a post-Dobbs world, and consider what a just jurisprudence of pregnancy might look like.
Karen Thompson is the Legal Director of Pregnancy Justice and leads a team defending the rights of people who face criminalization because of their pregnancies or pregnancy outcomes.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Karen are:
Educate yourself at the Pregnancy Justice website: https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/our-issues/
Make your voice heard, put pressure on district attorneys who bring cases to criminalize pregnant people.
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Karen Thompson
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis