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The Forgotten Father: What Happened To Equal Rights?, Gabriel Neff

Gabriel Neff

Footnote 67 written in 1971 of Roe. v Wade states: “the provisions of the father's rights in the constitutionality of the paternal rights in an abortion need not be decided” the time has come in 2013, in which the constitutionality of a father’s rights in an abortion must be considered. My article will advocate for fathers to have a voice in the abortion decision. Today, a married woman can have an abortion without letting her husband know she is doing so. In examining the issues of important court cases regarding abortion, and providing counter arguments to their findings, I will …

The Forgotten Father, What Happened To Equal Rights?, Gabriel Neff

Gabriel Neff

Introduction

Footnote 67 written in 1971 of Roe. v Wade states: the provisions of the father's rights in the constitutionality of the paternal rights in an abortion need not be decided, the time has come in 2013, in which the constitutionality of a fathers rights in an abortion must be considered.

Paternal rights of a father are something that most people don’t even consider. How this has come to be, is what my article will look to achieve. With the 14th amendment protecting the privacy of woman regarding the decision of an abortion, it will be difficult to gain any …