{"product_id":"what-roe-v-wade-should-have-said-the-nations-top-legal-experts-rewrite-americas-most-controversial-decision-revised-edition-9781479823109","title":"What Roe V. Wade Should Have Said: The Nation's Top Legal Experts Rewrite America's Most Controversial Decision, Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique introduction to the constitutional arguments for and against the right to abortion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn January 1973, the Supreme Court's opinion in \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e struck down most of the country's abortion laws and held for the first time that the Constitution guarantees women the right to safe and legal abortions. Nearly five decades later, in 2022, the Court's 5-4 decision in \u003ci\u003eDobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization\u003c\/i\u003e overturned \u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e and eliminated the constitutional right, stunning the nation. Instead of finally resolving the constitutional issues, \u003ci\u003eDobbs\u003c\/i\u003e managed to bring new attention to them while sparking a debate about the Supreme Court's legitimacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 2005, \u003ci\u003eWhat Roe v. Wade Should Have Said\u003c\/i\u003e asked eleven distinguished constitutional scholars to rewrite the opinions in this landmark case in light of thirty years' experience but making use only of sources available at the time of the original decision. Offering the best arguments for and against the constitutional right to abortion, the contributors have produced a series of powerful essays that get to the heart of this fascinating case. In addition, Jack Balkin gives a detailed historical introduction that chronicles the \u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e litigation--and the constitutional and political clashes that followed it--and explains the\u003ci\u003e Dobbs\u003c\/i\u003e decision and its aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack M. Balkin\u003c\/b\u003e is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School, and the Founder and Director of Yale's Information Society Project. He is the author of numerous books, including\u003ci\u003e The Cycles of Constitutional Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eWhat Brown v. Board of Education Should\u003cbr\u003eHave Said.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Branford, Connecticut..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487499129106,"sku":"9781479823109","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a95eccb-ac03-49f3-a8de-ae13b09d3d5e.jpg?v=1730443388","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-roe-v-wade-should-have-said-the-nations-top-legal-experts-rewrite-americas-most-controversial-decision-revised-edition-9781479823109","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}