What Roe v. Wade should have said : the nation's top legal experts rewrite America's most controversial decision / edited with an introduction by Jack M. Balkin.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.
Contents:
Index. Part I : The Constitution of the United States of America : selected provisions -- Roe v. Wade : an engine of controversy / Jack M. Balkin -- PART II : Revised opinions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton -- Jack M. Balkin (judgment of the Court) -- Reva B. Siegel (concurring) -- Mark Tushnet (concurring) -- Anita L. Allen (concurring in the judgment) -- Jed Rubenfeld (concurring in the judgment except as to Doe) -- Robin West (concurring in the judgment) -- Cass R. Sunstein (concurring in the judgment) -- Akhil Reed Amar (concurring in Roe, dissenting in Doe) -- Jeffrey Rosen (dissenting) -- Teresa Stanton Collett (dissenting) -- Michael Stokes Paulsen (dissenting) -- Photo appendix to the opinion of Michael Stokes Paulsen -- Comments from the contributors -- Appendix : The Constitution of the United States of America : selected provisions -- Roe v. Wade : a selected bibliography -- About the contributors -- Table of cases -- Index.
Summary:
"Taking positions both for and against the constitutional right to abortion, the contributors offer novel and illuminating arguments that get to the heart of this fascinating case. In addition, Jack Balkin gives a detailed introduction to Roe v. Wade, chronicling the history of the Roe litigation, the constitutional and political clashes that followed it, and the state of abortion rights in the U.S. today"-- Provided by publisher.
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