Sentences with phrase «mandate elective abortion»
Under Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), the states are powerless to prohibit D&E, since it is the most common method of abortion after fifteen weeks, and those cases mandate elective abortion until viability, and «health «indicated» abortion until birth.
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In its famous 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court mandated elective abortion up to viability, and abortion for broadly defined «health» reasons (i.e., virtually elective abortion) thereafter.