PHL 223 Lecture 17Outline of Current Lecture a. Griswold v. Connecticutb. Roe v. Wadec. Abortion HistoryCurrent LectureGriswold v. Connecticut- In CT, all conception was illegal to sell and use- You couldn’t even distribute information about it- The court upheld that promoting contraception violates the right to privacy between husband and wife in their procreative decisions.o Vibrators are illegal in AlabamaRoe v. Wade- Legalized abortion- 7-2 majority- The court upheld that legally a fetus is NOT a person. For a person can:o Own propertyo Bring a suit or be suedo Have a willo Inherit wealth- True of corporations but not fetusesFollowing Griswold, the court held that outlawing abortion violates the right to a womans privacy0-3 months: the government has no compelling interest that outweigh this right. So, states may not interfere with abortion in the 1st trimester because it is unconstitutional. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.4-9 months: the government has as interst in protecting the womans health. So many states may, if they choose, regulate abortions but only to protect the womans health.After viability (6-9 months) states may decide that the fetus’s potential outweighs the womans right to privacy. So states may, if they choose, make abortion illegal after viability exvept when a womans life/health is at risk. - A state could keep abortion legal throughout pregnancy.What happened after Roe v. Wade?- 1.5 million
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