The Law of Abortion in the United States: An Outline

There is much confusion about the law relating to abortion in the United States, especially in the wake of the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs in 2022 which overruled Roe v Wade. This paper offers an accurate outline of the current state of the law and sketches the key ethical argume...

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Main Author: Keown, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill mentis, an imprint of the Brill Group 2023
In: Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik
Year: 2023, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 273-282
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Law
B United States
B Supreme Court
B Roe
B Dobbs
B Abortion
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Summary:There is much confusion about the law relating to abortion in the United States, especially in the wake of the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs in 2022 which overruled Roe v Wade. This paper offers an accurate outline of the current state of the law and sketches the key ethical arguments that have shaped the ongoing debate there.
ISSN:0403-3884
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30965/29498570-20230022