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Foreward: The Law of Shoulds

Law and morality are inextricably linked. Those who make, enforce, or are subject to the law may wish to believe that legal principles rest on objective foundations, but the reality could not be further from the truth. Even our most basic and well-accepted legal prohibitions or legal rights are steeped

Sex and Control in Redeemer Georgia

Sex and Control in Redeemer Georgia

Examining Georgia’s 1876 abortion law through the lens of history, law, and morality—linking it to Reconstruction-era racial politics, shifting medical norms, and constitutional change. Abortion became a tool to control labor, gender roles, and moral narratives in post-Civil War Georgia.

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