Submission Date
4-26-2017
Document Type
Paper
Department
Politics
Second Department
Gender & Women’s Studies
Adviser
Rebecca Evans
Second Adviser
Abigail Kluchin
Committee Member
Gerard Fitzpatrick
Committee Member
Rebecca Evans
Committee Member
Abigail Kluchin
Department Chair
Jonathan Marks
Department Chair
Rebecca Evans
Project Description
When defining women’s rights to reproductive decisions in Roe v. Wade, Justice Blackmun fails to ensure protection for women by defining this right in the privacy doctrine. Justice Blackmun’s opinion allows the government to interpret and apply the doctrine to deny women access and availability to reproductive health. This can be shown by the subsequent Supreme Court decisions on privacy that allow the government to overrule the right of the individual woman. This allows for the government to effectively deny women the right to abortion and ultimately prevents women from making independent autonomous decisions. The laws and regulations against women infringe on their ability to participate equally in society, limiting their rights as citizens.
Recommended Citation
Patel, Kisha K., "My Body, Not My Say: How Roe v. Wade Endangers Women's Autonomy" (2017). Politics Honors Papers. 5.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/pol_hon/5
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