Roe v. Wade and the Lesson of the Pre-Roe Case Law

Rewriting Roe v. Wade.

Presented in this essay are suggestions for rewriting Roe vs. Wade, the case that resulted in the establishment of a constitutional right to abortion. Essentially, the argument is 1 of equal protection. It is suggested that abortion be viewed as presenting a problem that might be termed "the law of samaritanism" -- the law regarding obligations imposed on certain individuals to provide assist...

Is Roe v. Wade obsolete?

Roe v Wade and American fertility.

OBJECTIVES This article examines the effect of abortion legalization on fertility rates in the United States. METHODS Fertility rates were compared over time between states that varied in the timing of abortion legalization. RESULTS States legalizing abortion experienced a 4% decline in fertility relative to states where the legal status of abortion was unchanged. The relative reductions in...

Implications of the coming retreat from Roe v. Wade.

The Legacy of Roe v. Wade for Bioethics

Scott B. Rae is Professor of Christian Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University in La Mirada, California where he has taught since 1989. Dr. Rae received his Ph.D. in Social Ethics from the University of Southern California. He serves as an ethicist in a number of hospitals and medical centers. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and has most recently co-authored with ...