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Mr. Justice Powell's Standing, Gary C. Leedes
Mr. Justice Powell's Standing, Gary C. Leedes
University of Richmond Law Review
Some may lament the results of Mr. Justice Powell's attempts to clarify the law of standing. Indeed, public interest lawyers who advocate granting standing on a surrogate basis to individuals who are members of a large unorganized class of diffuse interests have cause to complain about a return to a more orthodox conception of standing. However, Mr. Justice Powell has a different outlook, viz., in a democratic society, a federal court is not necessarily an appropriate or the most effective institution to redress the grievances of people upset by alleged lawless government action.
Sexual Privacy: Access Of A Minor To Contraceptives, Abortion, And Sterilization Without Parental Consent, Karen Henenberg
Sexual Privacy: Access Of A Minor To Contraceptives, Abortion, And Sterilization Without Parental Consent, Karen Henenberg
University of Richmond Law Review
Until recently, a minor's access to ordinary medical treatment and to such services as contraception, abortion, and sterilization has been severely limited by the legal prerequisite of parental consent. While purporting to act in the minor's best interest, the law has hindered making such medical care available to minors who need and desire it. However, the law has been changing; relying on privacy rights as protected by the Constitution, courts and legislatures have granted independent access-in a selective and piecemeal fashion-to medical services concerning reproductive capacity and sexual activity.