nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190520-172208-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 190518s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190520-172208-0 doi eng 342 23 Lops, Claire Author aut What to expect when you’re not expecting- Abortion backlash in the US and constitutional standards Lops, Claire Verfassungsblog 2019-05-18 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Roe v Wade- the US Supreme Court Case that has been on everyone’s lips since the appointment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, if not since the assumption of presidency by Donald Trump. The case from 1973 is known for having established the right to an abortion and is now the center of legal and political debate around the reproductive health of those, who are able to get pregnant. The debate is being fueled by a number of states passing so-called heartbeat bills and other restrictive legislation, whereas Alabama has not only joined in on the trend but has introduced the harshest bill yet, criminalizing abortion altogether. In light of these current events, the following takes a look at the constitutional development of the right to terminate a pregnancy and its implications for current laws. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Abortion Autonomy Right to Privacy Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/what-to-expect-when-youre-not-expecting-abortion-backlash-in-the-us-and-constitutional-standards/ raw object