Citation
Reardon, David C.; Strahan, Thomas W.; Thorp, John M., Jr.; & Shuping, Martha W. (2004). Deaths Associated with Abortion Compared to Childbirth: A Review of New and Old Data and the Medical and Legal Implications. Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, 20(2), 279-327.Abstract
In the landmark ruling of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court identified three reasons why States might seek to proscribe or regulate induced abortion: (1) "to discourage illicit sexual conduct"; (2) to exercise "the State's interest - some phrase it in terms of duty - in protecting prenatal life"; and (3) "to protect the pregnant woman, that is, to restrain her from submitting to a procedure that placed her life in serious jeopardy."URL
https://scholarship.law.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=jchlpReference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2004Journal Title
Journal of Contemporary Health Law and PolicyAuthor(s)
Reardon, David C.Strahan, Thomas W.
Thorp, John M., Jr.
Shuping, Martha W.