From Slate Magazine · Dahlia Lithwick · · 1m 30s
Sam Alito Links Roe v. Wade and Cornell Rape Case
Justice Alito says women’s reliance on abortion law was abstract, unlike same-sex marriage.
In brief
Justice Alito says women’s reliance on abortion law was abstract, unlike same-sex marriage. Justice Alito claims women’s reliance on Roe v. Wade was abstract, contrasting it with concrete changes from Obergefell. Originally reported by Slate Magazine.
Cornell rape scandal
The Cornell University case shows legal structures failing to protect women from sexual assault and drugging.
Julie Suk’s view
Julie Suk argues the legal system enforces men’s overentitlement to women’s sacrifices and reproductive labor.
Overentitlement concept
Suk describes how men’s entitlement to women’s bodies and reproductive labor creates systemic failures.
Alito’s interview
Justice Alito stated that Obergefell had concrete effects on people’s lives unlike Roe v. Wade.
Roe reliance interest
Alito called women’s reliance on abortion law an abstract concept compared to same-sex marriage.
Suk’s critique
Suk says Alito misunderstands women’s lived experience and the legal system’s role in gender inequality.
Legal system failure
The legal system fails women by assuming men’s entitlement to reproductive labor and sacrifices.
Overentitlement impact
Suk links men’s entitlement to women’s bodies to systemic failures in universities and beyond.
Alito’s stance
Alito claims women’s reliance on abortion law was abstract, unlike same-sex marriage’s concrete effects.
Systemic change needed
Suk argues institutions must restructure to address men’s overentitlement to women’s reproductive labor.
What happens next
The legal system must restructure to address systemic failures in gender equality and reproductive rights.
Here's the gist
Justice Alito claims women’s reliance on Roe v. Wade was abstract, contrasting it with concrete changes from Obergefell.
