Abortion and Undue Burdens
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Judicial Decision-Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11367494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia A Sullivan (0000-0002-4886-8883, corresponding author), Steven R Goldzwig |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 27-54 |
| Publication date | 1996-07-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j014v16n03_02 |
| OpenAlex | W1589106716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay argues that Sandra Day O'Connor's moral reasoning concerning abortion cases represents a female-associated jurisprudence. A female-associated jurisprudence negotiates a moral ground that values the rights of individuals as interdependent members of communities. From the recognition of the need to balance such interests emerges a jurisprudence that emphasizes the interconnectedness of all parties and all competing interests in a dispute.. In articulating "undue burden" standard for evaluating abortion cases, Justice O'Connor has identified an approach to legal decision-making that accomodates [sic] difference, contextualizes the law, and resists oversimplification of complex issues
Abortion · Economic Justice · Interdependence · Jurisprudence · Law and economics · Political science · Pregnancy · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |