Texas Law School Talk: Fourteenth Amendment Originalism & Abortion

What is the originalist interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment with respect to the legal status of unborn human beings? If they are legal persons, would Justice Scalia be correct in that state laws could still permit abortions? Josh Craddock will discuss his article, “Protecting Prenatal Persons: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Prohibit Abortion?” Ed Whelan, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, provides a response.