Abortion Clinic Regulation
As the present battles in Kansas and Virginia show, controversies over abortion clinic regulation seem certain to continue. According to A. Barton Hinkle [Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 4, 2011], conventional labels like “conservative” and “liberal” are not predictive of where one stands on this issue. “[M]any so-called conservatives believe in limited government everywhere except the uterus.” […]
Abortion in Egypt
An article in the prochoice Women News Network asserts that many women in Egypt seek abortions to avoid honor killings. The article can be found at http://womennewsnetwork.net/2011/09/16/egypt-abortions-women-violence/. Information regarding Egyptian abortion law can be found on the UN website at www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/egypts1.doc.
New student law review article on “Death Tourism”
SSRN has a new student article, Exploring the Potential for American Death Tourism. The author discusses the availability of physician assisted suicide in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, and the possibility that American citizens will travel to these countries to die. He evaluates the enforcement and efficacy of foreign laws prohibiting travel for purposes […]
New law review article on the “undue burden” standard after Gonzales v. Carhart
SSRN has a new article by Professor Kiahara Bridges, Capturing the Judiciary: Carhart and the Undue Burden Standard. Professor Bridges joined the law faculty by Boston University from the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she was an academic fellow. The fellowship is co-hosted and co-sponsored by Columbia Law School. As an undergraduate student, Professor Bridges […]