Difference between revisions of "Doe v. Bolton"
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The entire case was based on a falsehood. Sandra Cano, the "Doe" in this case, testified before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary that she "did not seek an abortion" and actually had "to flee to Oklahoma to avoid the pressure being applied to have the abortion scheduled for [her] by [her] attorney."<ref>Testimony of Sandra Cano before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (June 23, 2005), http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1553&wit_id=4393 (viewed May 12, 2006).</ref> | The entire case was based on a falsehood. Sandra Cano, the "Doe" in this case, testified before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary that she "did not seek an abortion" and actually had "to flee to Oklahoma to avoid the pressure being applied to have the abortion scheduled for [her] by [her] attorney."<ref>Testimony of Sandra Cano before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (June 23, 2005), http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1553&wit_id=4393 (viewed May 12, 2006).</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:06, June 19, 2011
Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973), was an abortion case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court the same day as the infamous Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. But while Roe v. Wade is better known and taught in law schools as imposing a trimester system for determining when an abortion can be regulated, Doe v. Bolton was actually the more significant and far-reaching decision.
Doe v. Bolton held that a physician, in his sole judgment, can perform an abortion at any time of pregnancy based on the health of the mother, which is broadly defined to include almost anything:
- all factors -- physician, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman's age -- relevant to the well-being of the patient
The salient facts are thus: wear a condom. Thanks in advance, the pope.
The entire case was based on a falsehood. Sandra Cano, the "Doe" in this case, testified before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary that she "did not seek an abortion" and actually had "to flee to Oklahoma to avoid the pressure being applied to have the abortion scheduled for [her] by [her] attorney."[1]
Sources:
- ↑ Testimony of Sandra Cano before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (June 23, 2005), http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1553&wit_id=4393 (viewed May 12, 2006).