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Abandonment And Reconciliation: Addressing Political And Common Law Objections To Fetal Homicide Laws, Douglas S. Curran
Abandonment And Reconciliation: Addressing Political And Common Law Objections To Fetal Homicide Laws, Douglas S. Curran
Duke Law Journal
Fetal homicide laws criminalize killing a fetus largely to the same extent as killing any other human being. Historically, the common law did not generally recognize feticide as a crime, but this was because of the evidentiary "born-alive" rule, not because of the substantive understanding of the term "human being." As medicine and science have advanced, states have become increasingly willing to abandon this evidentiary rule and to criminalize feticide as homicide. Although most states have recognized the crime of fetal homicide, fourteen have not. This is largely the result of two independent obstacles: (judicial) adherence to the born-alive rule …
Is Self-Abortion A Fundamental Right?, Suzanne M. Alford
Is Self-Abortion A Fundamental Right?, Suzanne M. Alford
Duke Law Journal
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Legitimacy And The Empowerment Of Discretionary Legal Authority: The United States Supreme Court And Abortion Rights, Tom R. Tyler, Gregory Mitchell
Legitimacy And The Empowerment Of Discretionary Legal Authority: The United States Supreme Court And Abortion Rights, Tom R. Tyler, Gregory Mitchell
Duke Law Journal
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An Equal Protection Analysis Of United States Reproductive Health Policy: Gender, Race, Age, And Class, Ruth Colker
An Equal Protection Analysis Of United States Reproductive Health Policy: Gender, Race, Age, And Class, Ruth Colker
Duke Law Journal
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The Prize And The Price Of Individual Agency: Another Perspective On Abortion And Liberal Government, Kimberly Sharron Dunn
The Prize And The Price Of Individual Agency: Another Perspective On Abortion And Liberal Government, Kimberly Sharron Dunn
Duke Law Journal
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Closing The Circle Of Constitutional Review From Griswold V. Connecticut To Roe V. Wade: An Outline Of A Decision Merely Overruling Roe, William Van Alstyne
Closing The Circle Of Constitutional Review From Griswold V. Connecticut To Roe V. Wade: An Outline Of A Decision Merely Overruling Roe, William Van Alstyne
Duke Law Journal
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