Angela Gandra, Brazil’s National Family Secretary, is among the 141 foreign legal scholars who signed an amicus brief used in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case led to the overturning of the landmark 1973 abortion case Roe v. Wade, in which the constitutional right to abortion was granted to all American women.
Amicus curiae literally translates from Latin as “friend of the court.” The term refers to a person or group who is not a party to a case, but has a strong interest in the matter.
The brief Ms. Gandra...
