Upcoming Debates
Mock Trial: Should the Courts Restrict Access to the Abortion Pill?
10:00 AM | Friday, May 10, 2024
About the Trial In a post-Roe v. Wade world, a medication that 63% of women use to undergo an abortion is under consideration by the Supreme Court. Mifepristone was approved as a two-drug regimen for use up to seven weeks of pregnancy and initially required in-person clinical visits, but changes by the FDA were made in 2016 and 2021 to expand accessibility via telehealth and the length of its administration. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine seeks to address whether the FDA's approval…
Mock Trial: Should the Courts Restrict Access to the Abortion Pill?
About the Trial In a post-Roe v. Wade world, a medication that 63% of women use to undergo an abortion is under consideration by the Supreme Court. Mifepristone was approved as a two-drug regimen for use…
10:00 AM | Friday, May 10, 2024
The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?
With Roger Crisp, Jeffrey Rosen
10:00 AM | Friday, May 17, 2024
Happiness is a complex emotion and mental state, one that has been pondered since the times of the Ancient Greeks. Many have wondered what it means to be happy and to achieve happiness through either virtue or pleasure. Is it for the good of the individual or the benefit of society? Those who believe virtue is the key to happiness argue that it is important for the well-being of both the individual and society, as touted by the Founding Fathers…
The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?
Happiness is a complex emotion and mental state, one that has been pondered since the times of the Ancient Greeks. Many have wondered what it means to be happy and to achieve happiness through either…
With Roger Crisp, Jeffrey Rosen
10:00 AM | Friday, May 17, 2024
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