"Like a Withered Tree, Stripped of Its Foliage": What the Roe Court Missed and Why It Matters

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* Professor, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, University of Massachusetts Boston. The Article is part of a longer collaborative project with Alesha Doan, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs & Administration and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas. I wish to thank both Professor Doan and Professor Paula Abrams for their thoughtful review of this Article. Many thanks also to Linda Greenberg for generously taking the time to speak with me regarding the Roe Court’s review of the historical record. This Article has greatly benefited from their combined insights and wisdom. Of course, any errors are mine alone.