Kathryn Kolbert
Bio:
Kathryn Kolbert is a public-interest attorney who co-founded the Center for Reproductive Rights and argued Planned Parenthood v Casey, the 1992 Supreme Court case, widely credited with saving Roe v. Wade. In June 2018, she retired from her position as the Constance Hess Williams ’66 Director of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College, an interdisciplinary center dedicated to the advancement of women’s leadership, which she founded in 2009. She is the co-author, with Julie F. Kay, of Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom.
With Roe v. Wade imperiled, activists are stepping up with innovative acts of resistance.
Kathryn Kolbert, co-counsel in the landmark Planned Parenthood v. Casey Supreme Court case, gives her perspective on the current push to ban abortion — and what we can do about it.
Kathryn Kolbert offers her first-hand analysis of last week's arguments before the Supreme Court on Texas abortion restrictions.
