Abortion under state constitutions; a state-by-state analysis.

9781594606045

Abortion under state constitutions; a state-by-state analysis.

Linton, Paul Benjamin.

Carolina Academic Press

2008

610 pages

$75.00

Hardcover

KF3771

A Chicago lawyer with a proud history of fighting against women's reproductive rights, Linton here looks at the status and prospects of state constitutions and supreme courts stepping up should the US Supreme Court overthrow national law. About a fourth of the states currently recognize women's rights, and for those he sets out the relevant case law and summarizes the court holdings. For the rest, he examines constitutional articles, previous court rulings, and the prevailing political and legal climate to predict how a court might rule on anti-choice legislation.

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