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The Story Of Parenthood, Courtney Cahill
After Sex, Courtney Megan Cahill
Abortion And The Constitutional Right (Not) To Procreate, Mary Ziegler
Abortion And The Constitutional Right (Not) To Procreate, Mary Ziegler
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With the growing use of assisted reproductive technology (“ART”), courts have to reconcile competing rights to seek and avoid procreation. Often, in imagining the boundaries of these rights, judges turn to abortion jurisprudence for guidance.
This move sparks controversy. On the one hand, abortion case law may provide the strongest constitutional foundation for scholars and advocates seeking rights to access ART or avoid un-wanted parenthood. On the other hand, abortion jurisprudence carries normative and political baggage: a privacy framework that disadvantages poor women and a history of intense polarization.
This article uses the legal history of struggle over spousal consent …