Abortion Regulation in Light of the Bill of Attainder Clause: Mazurek v. Armstrong
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Authors
Bortolotti, Rebecca A.
Issue Date
1998
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31
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court declared that a woman's right to decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy was fundamental under the "right of privacy" derived from the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Following Roe, the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of 4 state restrictions of abortion. In Cummings v. Missouri, the Supreme Court first examined the parameters of the Bill of Attainder Clause of the United States Constitution and held that the imposition of punishment by the legislature was impermissible...
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31 Creighton L. Rev. 869 (1997-1998)
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Creighton University School of Law