Facts/Details
1. Texas urges that life begins at conception and is present throughout pregnancy but it is still a very controversial question
2. The woman's privacy must be measured accordingly.
3. State does have an important and legitimate interest in preserving and protecting the health of a pregnant woman.
4. Also has interest in protecting the potentiality of human life
5. A state may regulate the abortion procedure to the extent that the regulation reasonably relates to the preservation and protection of maternal health.
6. The "compelling" point is approximately the end of the first trimester
7. The constitution does not explicitly mention any right of privacy.
8. The privacy right is present but not absolute and is subject to some limitations
9. It has been argued that laws were the product of a Victorian social concern to discourage illicit sexual conduct.
10. A concern is medical procedures and how abortion is hazardous for women.
Questions
1. Who decides what the "compelling" point is?
2. Can the states decide laws regarding abortion? Should they?
3. Is there anything else in the Constitution that could be used to defend either view point?
4. Were any other cases of abortion found in the Supreme Court?
5. What do the majority of the people and states view on abortion?
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