Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted? | Abortion Should Be Restricted
Michael W. McConnell is a professor of constitutional law at the University of Utah.
Summary: The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion in 1973 is not based on constitutional law. The Court alleges that the right to abortion falls under a constitutionally protected right of privacy, but no such right is mentioned in the Constitution. Moreover, the Court states that it cannot determine when life begins but implicitly denies that the fetus is a person by refusing to protect its life. Most Americans oppose abortions after the first trimester and...
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