LAW 606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Textualism, Crime Prevention, Slippery Slope

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Law
• Course: LAW 606
• Professor: J Mazzone

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Fundamental liberties: work, parenting, pierce v society of sisters- interference with liberty of parents and guardians to upbringing and education. Oregon law requiring children to attend public schools: have a child- borth control, abortion, adoption. A. griswold v. connecticut- right to privacy (liberty to pro-create): connecticut law forbids use of contraceptives, textual support: he uses emanations and penumbras- example- the right to speak freely includes the right to select who you speak with. The 14th amendment is incorporated into the bill of rights. Distinction between human being and personhood- in keeler, fetus is a human being. Page 2 of 5 the procedure, the health risks, and probable gestational age of the unborn child. Preventing a preventer from preventing: cruzan v. missouri dept. of health- protected liberty interest in refusing unwanted medical treatment- but they allow ma to use a heightened evidentiary requirements- clear and convincing evidence. (4) omitting- self and others.