Overruling Roe v. Wade: an analysis of the proposed Constitutional amendments.

Closing the circle of constitutional review from Griswold v. Connecticut to Roe v. Wade: an outline of a decision merely overruling Roe.

Contempoary Perspectives on Constitutional Interpretation *683 AUTONOMY'S MAGIC WAND: ABORTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION

Constitutional law changes, even though the Constitution remains the same. American abortion law aptly illustrates this point. Although the text of the Fourteenth Amendment has remained constant since the United States Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade [FN1] in 1973, the Court has altered its position on the constitutionality of restrictive abortion statutes. According to Roe, the Due Process C...

The legal status of abortion in the states if Roe v. Wade is overruled.

This article explores the legal status of abortion in the States if the Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973), as modified by Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992). Although an overruling decision eventually could have a significant effect on the legal status of abortion, the immediate impact of such a decision would be far m...

Planned Parenthood v. Casey: the flight from reason in the Supreme Court.

In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, a bare majority of the Supreme Court reaffirmed Roe v. Wade. Although Roe was not directly implicated by any of the statutes challenged in Casey, all of which could have been upheld without overruling Roe, the Justices agreed to reexamine Roe because of the uncertainty regarding its continued viability and the need to provide guidance...

A supportive yet critical response to "Rethinking Roe v. Wade: defending the abortion right in the face of contemporary opposition".

In 2008, many states sought to pass Human Life Amendments, which would extend the definition of personhood to encompass newly fertilized eggs. If such an amendment were to pass, Roe v. Wade, as currently defended by the Supreme Court, may be repealed. Consequently, it is necessary to defend the right to an abortion in a manner that succeeds even if a Human Life Amendment successfully passes. J....