The court held that this narrowly construed clause met the states compelling interest in preserving an open - minded judiciary and in protecting the due process rights of future litigants. (faircourtslitigation.org)
What compelled his interest was the mystery of consciousness. (discovermagazine.com)
I do not expect to find my moral philosophy codified in the Constitution, and others may find the moral claim of fetal life outweighed by compelling interests of equality and individual autonomy. (firstthings.com)