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Roe V. Wade - case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The decision, written by Justice Harry Blackmun and based on the residual right of privacy, struck down dozens of state antiabortion statutes. The decision was based on two cases, that of an unmarried woman from Texas, where abortion was

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Abortion and American Politics (Chap. 1 "Roe v. Wade, the Burger Court and American Politics") » Read Now
by Barbara Hinkson Craig, David M. O'Brien. 382 pgs.

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...Introduction , xiii 1. Roe v. Wade, the Burger Court, and American...Table 3.1 State Abortion Laws before Roe v. Wade 75 Table 3.2. Women...Court handed down its ruling in...
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Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics ("The Roe v. Wade Decision and Its Aftermath" begins on p. 13) » Read Now
by David M. O'Brien. 446 pgs.

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Historic U.S. Court Cases: An Encyclopedia, Vol. II ("Abortion: Who Shall Decide?" begins on p. 1047) » Read Now
by John W. Johnson. 1089 pgs.

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This collection of essays looks at over 200 major court cases, at both state and federal levels, from the colonial period to the present. Organized thematically, the articles range from 1,000 to 5,000 words and include recent topics such as the Microsoft antitrust case, the O.J. Simpson trials, and...
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This collection of essays looks at over 200 major court cases, at both state and federal levels, from the colonial period to the present. Organized thematically, the articles range from 1,000 to 5,000 words and include recent topics such as the Microsoft antitrust case, the O.J. Simpson trials, and the Clinton impeachment. This new edition includes 42 new essays as well as updates throughout, with end-of-essay bibliographies and indexes by case and subject/name.
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Roe and the New Frontier, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy » Read Now
by Lisa Shaw Roy. 45 pgs.

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The Abortion Dispute and the American System (Discussion of Roe v. Wade begins on p. 13) » Read Now
by Gilbert Y. Steiner. 106 pgs.

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...Supreme Courts 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade , national abortion policy has been...the Supreme Court in 1973 in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton created a...Representatives...
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The Abortion Debate Thirty Years Later: From Choice to Coercion, in Fordham Urban Law Journal » Read Now
by Maureen Kramlich. 22 pgs.

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The Abortion Controversy: A Documentary History (Part III "The 1973 Abortion Cases") » Read Now
by Eva R. Rubin. 314 pgs.

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This collection brings together, for the first time, the key primary documents in the history of the abortion controversy in the United States. Organized by historical period, these 92 documents tell the story of this highly charged issue. An explanatory introduction geared to the needs of high...
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This collection brings together, for the first time, the key primary documents in the history of the abortion controversy in the United States. Organized by historical period, these 92 documents tell the story of this highly charged issue. An explanatory introduction geared to the needs of high school and college students accompanies each document. The collection emphasizes the political and social aspects of the debate, and many voices and conflicting views resound--in congressional hearings, Supreme Court decisions, government reports, party platforms, position papers, statutes, biographical accounts, and news stories. The heart of the work is the drama of Roe v. Wade--the cases that led to it, the Supreme Court decision and dissenting opinions, the reaction in Congress, public opinion, political consequences, and the most recent court tests. Each chapter includes a list of suggested readings. The book concludes with a chronology of events in the abortion controversy and a list of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court relating to abortion.
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The Pro-choice Movement: Organization and Activism in the Abortion Conflict (Chap. 6 "Defending Roe v. Wade" begins on p. 66) » Read Now
by Suzanne Staggenborg. 240 pgs.

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In this highly-praised analysis of the controversial pro-choice movement, Suzanne Staggenborg traces the development of the movement from its origins through the 1980s. She shows how a small group of activists were able to build on the momentum created by other social movements of the 1960s to win...
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In this highly-praised analysis of the controversial pro-choice movement, Suzanne Staggenborg traces the development of the movement from its origins through the 1980s. She shows how a small group of activists were able to build on the momentum created by other social movements of the 1960s to win their cause--the legalization of abortion in 1973--and argues that professional leadership and formal organizational structures, together with threats from the anti-abortion movement and grass-roots support, enabled the pro-choice movement to remain an active force even after their primary goal had been achieved.
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The Women of Roe v. Wade, in First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life » Read Now
by Mary Ann Glendon. 5 pgs.

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...The women of Roe v. Wade. by Mary Ann Glendon...fully the incalculable effects of Roe v. Wade it is necessary (though of course...Supreme Court. The better known case, Roe...
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Abortion, Politics, and the Courts: Roe v. Wade and Its Aftermath » Read Now
by Eva R. Rubin. 254 pgs.

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In 1973 the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision seemed to settle the abortion issue for all time. However, that victory did not win the war, and the impact of that milestone decision still echoes in on-going controversy, litigation, and political maneuvering. In this revised edition, Eva Rubin's...
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In 1973 the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision seemed to settle the abortion issue for all time. However, that victory did not win the war, and the impact of that milestone decision still echoes in on-going controversy, litigation, and political maneuvering. In this revised edition, Eva Rubin's discussion of Roe Vs. Wade's far-reaching abortion decision has been updated to bring the litigation and political-judicial controversy up through 1986. This revised account notes the changing character of the controversy and tries to assess the role of the courts in initiating social change and in controlling the impact of divisive political and social issues.
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State Abortion Legislation as a Public Good--Before and after Roe v. Wade, in Economic Inquiry » Read Now
by Karen Smith Conway, Michael R. Butler. 18 pgs.

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...A PUBLIC GOOD--BEFORE AND AFTER ROE V. WADE KAREN SMITH CONWAY and MICHAEL...using state-level data prior to Roe v. Wade, and then predict the likely outcome...INTRODUCTION...
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Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (Chap. 2 "From Roe to Webster") » Read Now
by Laurence H. Tribe. 304 pgs.

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The year 1992 will surely prove to be the most pivotal in America's abortion debate since the Roe v. Wade decision edition of a bestselling book includes the Supreme Court's latest aborton decisions and delves into the large issues at stake--privacy, changing relations between men and women, and...
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The year 1992 will surely prove to be the most pivotal in America's abortion debate since the Roe v. Wade decision edition of a bestselling book includes the Supreme Court's latest aborton decisions and delves into the large issues at stake--privacy, changing relations between men and women, and more. Tribe is Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School.
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Doctors of Conscience: The Struggle to Provide Abortion before and after Roe v. Wade » Read Now
by Carole Joffe. 256 pgs.

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...PROVIDE ABORTION BEFORE AND AFTER ROE V. WADE Beacon Press Boston Beacon...provide abortion before and after Roe v. Wade / Carole Joffe. p. cm. Includes...abortions that...
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First among Friends: Interest Groups, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Right to Privacy (Chap. 3 "Amici Curiae and the Abortion Debate") » Read Now
by Suzanne U. Samuels, Nadine Strossen. 286 pgs.

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In the last several decades, there has been an explosion in the number of amici curiae, or "friend of the Court," briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Amici are not formal parties to a lawsuit, but file to help inform the Justices about the wider repercussions of the case before them. Public...
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In the last several decades, there has been an explosion in the number of amici curiae, or "friend of the Court," briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Amici are not formal parties to a lawsuit, but file to help inform the Justices about the wider repercussions of the case before them. Public law scholars have long discussed whether these briefs have an impact on the Justices. This book is the first study that seeks to assess the extent of amici influence.
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Pro-choice and Anti-abortion: Constitutional Theory and Public Policy » Read Now
by James R. Bowers. 144 pgs.

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Bowers argues that, when correctly interpreted and applied, the Constitution and the theory of liberty on which it is based require government to reject the conventional pro-choice and anti-abortion perspectives as too extreme and incomplete. Instead, this book sets forth a position that government...
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Bowers argues that, when correctly interpreted and applied, the Constitution and the theory of liberty on which it is based require government to reject the conventional pro-choice and anti-abortion perspectives as too extreme and incomplete. Instead, this book sets forth a position that government is constitutionally obligated to approach abortion policy from a middle perspective. Relying on a jurisprudence of original theory, Pro-Choice and Anti-Abortion forcefully asserts that government is constitutionally constrained to formulate abortion policy that is at once pro-choice and anti-abortion. In so arguing, this book walks readers through this constitutionally mandated middle position by introducing them to the liberal teachings of John Locke that were so influential to the framers of the Constitution and by applying this political theory to the major issues of the abortion controversy--including the individual liberty interest in the abortion decision, minors and abortions, the liberty interest of the fetal-being, and the Freedom of Choice Act.
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Lethal Experimentation on Human Beings: Roe's Effect on Bioethics, in Fordham Urban Law Journal » Read Now
by William L. Saunders Jr. 14 pgs.

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