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Unfettered Discretion: Criminal Orders Of Protection And Their Impact On Parent Defendants, David Jaros
Unfettered Discretion: Criminal Orders Of Protection And Their Impact On Parent Defendants, David Jaros
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The last two decades have witnessed an astonishing increase in the use of the criminal justice system to police neglectful parents. Recasting traditional allegations of neglect as criminal charges of endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors and the police have involved criminal courts in the regulation of aspects of the parent child relationship that were once the sole province of family courts. This Article explores the legal implications of vesting judges in these cases with the unfettered discretion to issue protective orders that criminalize contact between a parent and her child. I argue that procedures for issuing protective orders …
Mandatory Waiting Periods For Abortions And Female Mental Health, Jonathan Klick
Mandatory Waiting Periods For Abortions And Female Mental Health, Jonathan Klick
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Proponents of laws requiring a waiting period before a woman can receive an abortion argue that these cooling off periods protect against rash decisions on the part of women in the event of unplanned pregnancies. Opponents claim, at best, waiting periods have no effect on decision-making and, at worst, they subject women to additional mental anguish and stress. In this article, I examine these competing claims using adult female suicide rates at the state level as a proxy for mental health. Panel data analyses suggest that the adoption of mandatory waiting periods reduce suicide rates by about 10 percent, and …
Surrogacy, Slavery, And The Ownership Of Life, Anita L. Allen
Surrogacy, Slavery, And The Ownership Of Life, Anita L. Allen
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Privacy, Surrogacy, And The Baby M Case, Anita L. Allen
Privacy, Surrogacy, And The Baby M Case, Anita L. Allen
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