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xii, 339 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Historical evolution of the right of privacy : early judicial invocation of unwritten rights. Marital and procreative freedom : Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942) and its predecessors, discussion ; Contraceptive freedom and marital privacy : Poe v. Ullman (1961) and its predecessor, discussion ; Victory for marital privacy and contraception : Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), discussion ; From marital to extramarital privacy and an abortion forecast : Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), discussion ; The right to abortion : Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton (1973), discussion ; Post-Roe abortion restrictions, discussion of Planned Parenthood v. Danforth (1976) ; Roe v. Wade under siege : discussion of Akron I (1983), Simopoulos v. Virginia (1983), Planned Parenthood v. Ashcroft (1983), Thornburgh v. ACOG (1986) ; Public funds for abortion : discussion of Beal v. Doe (1977), Maher v. Roe (1977), Poelker v. Doe (1977), Harris v. McRae (1980) -- |
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Current trends in abortion. Death knell for Roe v. Wade? : Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989) ; Parental notice for minors : discussion of Hodgson v. Minnesota (1990) and Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health (Akron II) (1990) ; Freedom of speech vs. limits on abortion : Rust v. Sullivan (1991) ; Reaction to Rust v. Sullivan ; Reprieve for Roe v. Wade : Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) ; Follow-up to Casey -- Parenthood and privacy : contemporary applications. Coerced caesareans : in re A.C. (1990) ; Child custody ; Surrogate mothers : The Baby M. case (1988) ; Adulterous fathers : Michael H. v. Gerald D. (1989) ; Native Americans and familial privacy : Mississippi Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield (1989) -- Sex discrimination. Historical background ; Employment opportunity ; Gender stereotyping and the workplace : Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins (1988) ; The Civil Rights Act of 1991, discussion ; Protection of the fetus vs. opportunity for women : UAW v. Johnson Controls (1991) ; Sexual harassment as sex discrimination ; |
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Supreme Court guidelines : Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986), discussion ; Lower court innovation : Ellison v. Brady (1991) ; Educational opportunity : Franklin v. Gwinnett County Schools (1992), discussion -- Sexual violence and pornography. Rape ; Statutory rape and sexual violence : Michael M. v. Sonoma County (1981) ; Nonviolent, coerced intercourse : State v. Rusk (1981) ; Wife abuse and husband homicide : State v. Stewart (1988) ; Pornography, obscenity, and hate speech ; Obscenity doctrine ; Anti-pornography ordinances : American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut (1985) ; Hate speech and the future of pornography laws : R.A.V. v. St. Paul (1992), discussion. |
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Cases.
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Women's rights -- Cases.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation -- Cases.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- Cases.
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| ISBN |
0299140342 (pbk.) |
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029914030X |
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