Author: Colin P. Pool* The Fifth Circuit’s March 2014 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Abbott[1] garnered attention[2] due to the controversial legislation that it upheld as constitutional: Texas H.B. 2, which in part required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital located within thirty miles of their clinic.[3] Critics have argued that this... Continue Reading →
Amendment 1: How Tennessee Is Aborting a Woman’s Right to Privacy
Author: Stephen Doyle, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review Hidden beneath the midterm’s senatorial supremacy sway lay various states’ inconspicuous ballot measures. A couple received some attention, primarily initiatives regarding marijuana legalization and minimum wage increases. However, one sweeping amendment to the Tennessee Constitution, Amendment 1,[1] has received very little attention outside of the... Continue Reading →