In 2003 Congress Enacted a Law Proscribing Partial Birth Abortions

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Essay

In 2003 Congress enacted a law proscribing partial birth abortions.Lower federal courts found the law unconstitutional.In Gonzales v.Carhart (2007), the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, reversed and held that the government has right to ban abortions that involve partial delivery of a living fetus.The dissenting justices viewed the decision as alarming.Explain the competing views of the majority and dissenting justices.