Contempoary Perspectives on Constitutional Interpretation *683 AUTONOMY'S MAGIC WAND: ABORTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION
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Constitutional law changes, even though the Constitution remains the same. American abortion law aptly illustrates this point. Although the text of the Fourteenth Amendment has remained constant since the United States Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade [FN1] in 1973, the Court has altered its position on the constitutionality of restrictive abortion statutes. According to Roe, the Due Process Clause prohibits government from criminalizing early abortions. Yet, recent decisions permit government to restrict abortion throughout pregnancy in the interest of maternal well-being and unborn life. Moreover, four Justices favor overruling Roe outright. [FN2]
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