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Finding A New Home For The Abortion Right Under The Ninth Amendment, Allison N. Kruschke Dec 2020

Finding A New Home For The Abortion Right Under The Ninth Amendment, Allison N. Kruschke

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This essay advocates locating the foundation of the constitutional right to an abortion in the Ninth Amendment. Using the Ninth Amendment to recognize the right to an abortion, this article argues, is a better path than using the Fourteenth Amendment because it takes the determination of whether an abortion is a protected right outside the moral realm. The analysis under the Fourteenth Amendment of whether a right is “deeply rooted in the tradition” of the United States inevitably stirs a debate about whether the public considers abortion morally acceptable. In recognizing the right to an abortion under the Ninth Amendment, …


Book Review: Deborah Rhode, Women And Leadership, Vaughn Hokanson Oct 2017

Book Review: Deborah Rhode, Women And Leadership, Vaughn Hokanson

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In this essay, the student author reviews the book Women & Leadership by Deborah Rhode, which offers potential solutions to the all-too-common challenges faced by those seeking to increase the number of women in top leadership positions.