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Censorship By Media Elites Will Ultimately Threaten The Republic, Michael E. Bailey
Censorship By Media Elites Will Ultimately Threaten The Republic, Michael E. Bailey
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Abortion And Violence, Ruth Colker
Abortion And Violence, Ruth Colker
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Religion And The Search For A Principled Middle Ground On Abortion, Michael W. Mcconnell
Religion And The Search For A Principled Middle Ground On Abortion, Michael W. Mcconnell
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Politics of Virtue: Is Abortion Debatable? by Elizabeth Mensch and Alan Freeman
Life's Sacred Value—Common Ground Or Battleground, Alexander Morgan Capron
Life's Sacred Value—Common Ground Or Battleground, Alexander Morgan Capron
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Life's Dominion: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom by Ronald Dworkin
Siberian Tigers And Exotic Birds: Ronald Dworkin's Map Of The Sacred, Hester Lessard
Siberian Tigers And Exotic Birds: Ronald Dworkin's Map Of The Sacred, Hester Lessard
Dalhousie Law Journal
At its most abstract, Life's Dominion: An Argument about Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom is a meditation on the nature of individual freedom. However, as author Ronald Dworkin explains at the end of Chapter One, he believes in doing philosophy in much the same way common law jurists believe in doing law-from the inside out-that is, by starting with a concrete problem and then proceeding to the more general questions raised by that problem. According to Dworkin, this generates a theory that is appropriately tailored to the issue, "Savile Row" so to speak, rather than "Seventh Avenue," and thus a …
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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Toward A More Perfect Union: A Federal Cause Of Action For Physician Aid-In-Dying, Todd David Robichaud
Toward A More Perfect Union: A Federal Cause Of Action For Physician Aid-In-Dying, Todd David Robichaud
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Part I of this Note investigates the possible foundations of a constitutional right to physician aid-in-dying triggering section 1983 protection and the opposing state interests in preventing suicide. Part II examines the nature and scope of and obstacles to a request for section 1983 relief. Finally, Part III focuses on the public policy implications associated with recognizing a federal cause of action.
Slavery Rhetoric And The Abortion Debate, Debora Threedy
Slavery Rhetoric And The Abortion Debate, Debora Threedy
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
There are many things that could be, and have been, said about the question of abortion. This article focuses on the rhetoric of the abortion debate. Specifically, I discuss how both sides of the abortion debate have appropriated the image of the slave and used that image as a rhetorical tool, a metaphor, in making legal arguments. Further, I examine the effectiveness of this metaphor as a rhetorical tool. Finally, I question the purposes behind this appropriation, and whether it reflects a lack of sensitivity to the racial content of the appropriated image.
The Judicial Bypass Procedure And Adolescents' Abortion Rights: The Fallacy Of The "Maturity" Standard, Satsie Veith
The Judicial Bypass Procedure And Adolescents' Abortion Rights: The Fallacy Of The "Maturity" Standard, Satsie Veith
Hofstra Law Review
No abstract provided.