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Abortion: The Supreme Court Decisions, 1965-2000

by Ian Shapiro

Pages: 284

Contributors: Ian Shapiro

Publisher: Hackett

Place of Publication: Indianapolis

Publication Year: 2001

Subjects: Abortion--Law And Legislation--United States--Cases

Table of Contents

Title Page

Contents

Preface

Editor's Introduction

Cases Griswold V Connecticut (1965)

Eisenstadt V Baird (1972)

Roe V Wade (1973)

Doe V Bolton (1973)

Planned Parenthood of Missouri V Danforth (1976)

Singleton V Wulff(1976)

Beal V Doe (1977)

Maher V Roe (1977)

Poelker V Doe (1977)

Colautti V Franklin (1979)

Bellotti V Baird (1979)

Harris V Mcrae (1980)

H L V Matheson (1981)

Akron V Akron Center for Reproductive Health (1983)

Planned Parenthood Association (Of Kansas City, Missouri) V Ashcroft (1983)

Simopoulos V Virginia (1983)

Thornburgh V American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1986)

Webster V Reproductive Health Services (1989)

Ohio V Akron Center for Reproductive Health (1990)

Hodgson V Minnesota (1990)

Planned Parenthood (Of Pennsylvania) V Casey (1992)

Stenberg V Carhart (2000)

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