Girls on the stand : how courts fail pregnant minors /

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that states may require parental involvement in the abortion decisions of pregnant minors as long as minors have the opportunity to petition for a and#"bypass" of parental involvement. To date, virtually all of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silverstein, Helena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2008, ©2007.
Temas:
Abortion > Law and legislation > United States.
Teenage mothers > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Teenage pregnancy > United States.
Judicial discretion > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Minors > United States.
Grossesse chez l'adolescente > États-Unis.
Pouvoir discrétionnaire des juges > États-Unis.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Abortion > Law and legislation
Judicial discretion
Judicial process
Minors
Teenage pregnancy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; I Parental Involvement Mandates; 1 A Balancing Act; 2 The Legal Landscape; II Gaining Access to the Bypass Process; 3 Satisfaction; 4 Ignorance; 5 Misconduct; III The Judicial Pulpit; 6 Judgment Day; 7 Facing the Fetus; IV Law and Politics; 8 The Constitutional Fine Print; 9 Myth-Guided Policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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