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The Intriguing Federalist Future Of Reproductive Rights, Scott A. Moss, Douglas M. Raines
The Intriguing Federalist Future Of Reproductive Rights, Scott A. Moss, Douglas M. Raines
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As the decline of Roe v. Wade inspires renewed efforts to restrict federal constitutional abortion rights, the serious shortcomings of abortion rights advocates' strategies for preserving such rights will become increasingly apparent. Continued reliance on Roe is likely to fail with an increasingly unsympathetic Supreme Court. Even abortion rights supporters have begun to criticize the decision for weak reasoning, which is difficult to remedy at this late stage of federal abortion jurisprudence. Moreover, although autonomy and gender equality arguments for abortion rights would improve upon Roe's privacy rationale, such arguments would require abrogating substantial precedent and are, therefore, of limited …
Diverse Conceptions Of Emotions In Risk Regulation, Peter H. Huang
Diverse Conceptions Of Emotions In Risk Regulation, Peter H. Huang
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Instead Of Enda, A Course Correction For Title Vii, Jennifer S. Hendricks
Instead Of Enda, A Course Correction For Title Vii, Jennifer S. Hendricks
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In September 2008, the D.C. federal court issued a landmark decision holding that discrimination against a transgender person was sex discrimination under Title VII. This decision throws into sharp relief the ongoing debates among supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act about whether the compromise on including protection for gender identity claims. Consideration of ENDA in some form will likely be early on the agenda of the next Congress, especially under a Democratic administration likely to support the bill. This essay proposes an alternative to ENDA that would embrace the theoretical connections between sex, gender, and sexual orientation, with important practical …