Geoffrey Stone, leading constitutional scholar and author of Sex and the Constitution, traces the evolution of legal and moral codes that have attempted to legislate issues as explosive and divisive as abortion, same-sex marriage, pornography, and contraception, from the ancient world to today. Michael Gerhardt, scholar-in-residence at the National Constitution Center, moderated the event on March 31, 2017.
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Geoffrey Stone on Sex, Religion, And The Constitution
March 31, 2017
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