Speaker: Sheila Kennedy

My Body, My Choice

As we struggle with a global pandemic, people determined to extend that pandemic by refusing vaccination are defending their right to control their bodies. In virtually all cases, these are the same people who oppose women’s reproductive freedom and are thrilled at the prospect of the Court overruling Roe v. Wade. What accounts for the hypocrisy—and what … Continue reading My Body, My Choice

What is Freedom?

There is a tension between freedom seen as being free of governmentrestraints on our behavior and our obligation to contribute to the common good, particularly where our actions may impinge on the rights or safety of others. We are seeing that tension right now in conflicts between government-imposed requirements to wear masks, but we have previously seen … Continue reading What is Freedom?

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Sheilah is Assistant Professor of Law and Public Policy of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Former Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union.