Examination of Congressional Intention in Use of the Word "Person" in the Fourteenth Amendment : Abortion Considerations.

Analyzes the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution to determine whether it was intended to protect unborn offspring as persons with respect to guarantees of due process and equal protection. Summarizes arguments on both sides of the issue, and examines legislative history of the Fourteenth Amendm...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1981.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Abortion. Due process of law. Legislative histories. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Analyzes the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution to determine whether it was intended to protect unborn offspring as persons with respect to guarantees of due process and equal protection. Summarizes arguments on both sides of the issue, and examines legislative history of the Fourteenth Amendment in respect to use of the word "person".
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.