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1、Page169Page6973FordhamL.Rev.1987,*270of865DOCUMENTSCopyright(c)2005FordhamLawReviewFordhamLawReviewMarch,200573FordhamL.Rev.1987LENGTH:22034wordsNOTE:CHOOSINGBALANCE:CONGRESSIONALPOWERSANDTHEPARTIAL-BIRTHABORTIONBANACTOF2003NAME:AlissaSchecter*BIO:*J.D.Candidate,2006,FordhamUniversi
2、tySchoolofLaw;B.A.,TuftsUniversity,2003.Iwouldliketothankmyparentsfortheirunendingsupport;mysistersforkeepingmelaughing;Aaronforhispatienceandlimitlessencouragement;andProfessorRobinA.Lenhardtforherhelpfulfeedbackandguidance.SUMMARY:...Afterasleeplessnightdespairingoverthisdecision,
3、Vickiandherhusbanddecidedtoterminatethepregnancywithapartial-birthabortion....ThisNotearguesthatthePBABAisunconstitutional,advocatingforcongressionalrestraintwhenenactinglegislationdealingwithpartial-birthabortion....Partial-birthabortion,anonmedicalterm,referstotheprocedurebywhicha
4、physicianpartiallydeliversafetusbeforeabortingit....Moreover,whenstrikingdownthePBABA,besidesfocusingontheprecedentsetbyStenberg,thestatute'slackofahealthexceptionforthepregnantwoman,itsvagueness,andtheundueburdenitplacesonthepregnantwoman,theCourtshouldmakeexplicitlyclearthatCongre
5、ssdoesnothavetheauthoritytoenact69Page6973FordhamL.Rev.1987,*suchlegislationoverpartial-birthabortions....WhilethePBABA'saccompanyingHouseReportdeclaresthatthepartial-birthabortionproceduresaffectinterstatecommerce,thePBABA'sbannedprocedureaccountsforonly0.17percentofallabortions,of
6、tenwhenthefetuscouldnotsustainlifeoutsidethewomb....HIGHLIGHT:"Thepowersofthelegislaturearedefinedandlimited;andthatthoselimitsmaynotbemistaken,orforgotten,theconstitutioniswritten."n1TEXT:[*1987]IntroductionEightmonthsintothepregnancy,tragedyhit.Vickihadpickedanameforherbabyandcomp
7、leteddecoratinghisnewroomwhensheheardthetragicnews;thebabyboyshecarriedhadatleastninemajorabnormalities,includingafluid-filledcraniumwithnobraintissue,compacted,flattenedvertebrae,congenitalhipdysplasia,skeletaldysplasia,andhyperteloriceyes.n2Vicki'sdoctortoldherthatthebabywouldneve
8、rsurviveoutsidethew
