Abortion / / Noel Merino, book editor

• Pubblicazione: Detroit, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
• Disciplina: 342.7308/4
• Soggetto topico: Abortion - Law and legislation - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): MerinoNoel
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in Roe v. Wade / J. Shoshanna Ehrlich -- Public opinion on abortion is influenced by science and ethics / Bonnie Steinbock -- The right to privacy protects a woman's right to choose abortion : the Supreme Court's decision / Harry Blackmun -- Requiring parental or spousal consent for abortion is unconstitutional : the Supreme Court's decision / Harry Blackmun -- States may require parental consent for abortion if an alternative form of authorization is also available : the Supreme Court's decision / Lewis F. Powell Jr. -- States may enact abortion restrictions that do not pose substantial obstacles : the Supreme Court's decision / Sandra Day O'Connor -- Parental involvement laws for abortion protect minors / Mailee R. Smith -- Mandatory parental-involvement laws threaten young women's safety / NARAL Pro-Choice America -- Parental involvement laws reduce minors' abortion rate / Michael New -- The impact of laws requiring parental involvement for abortion : a literature review / Amanda Dennis, Stanley K. Henshaw, Theodore J. Joyce, Lawrence B. Finer, and Kelly Blanchard -- Beyond apocalypse and apology : a moral defense of abortion / Caitlin Borgmann and Catherine Weiss -- There is a growing aversion to abortion, especially among teens / Steve Chapman -- The attorney who successfully argued Roe v. Wade recounts her experience : personal narrative / Sarah Weddington, interviewed by Martha Burk -- The plaintiff from Roe v. Wade explains her conversion against abortion : personal narrative -- Norma Mccorvey, interviewed by Frank Pavone -- A doctor who performs abortions reflects on her experience : personal narrative / Susan Wicklund, interviewed by Eryn Loeb.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on the ways in which states may place restrictions on abortion for minors that are not required for adult women, including the constitutional right to privacy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Abortion
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141829703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Teen rights and freedoms.