Amendments are made to restrict political power and to ensure that the natural rights of citizens are protected. The first amendment, along with the Bill of Rights, was adopted on December 15, 1971 and since then 26 more amendments have been added to our Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment is one of the most known amendments and has been used in numerous court cases, such as Roe in 1973 when abortion became legal under the Fourteenth Amendment because the "Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action" includes "a right of personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy" and that "[t]his right of privacy . . . is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy”, but the courts have failed to produce a law that protects the rights of fathers in cases of abortions.
One issue that many fathers face is that the mother of their child is not legally required to have their consent for an abortion. Mothers can choose to terminate the pregnancy despite the objections of the father because she has a right to privacy in her medical decisions and she is more directly affected by the pregnancy. However, the father may attempt to veto her choice, but since the woman actually carries the child the balance weighs in her favor, preventing the …show more content…
Casey. The Supreme Court saw the notification requirement as a burden on women who may fear for their safety or their children’s safety, but this contains one major flaw. The flaw in this conclusion is that, although this helps women who are in abusive relationships, it harms fathers who are not abusive and whose only goal is to raise their child. The father’s rights are ripped away from him without his knowing of it and this is undeniably
One issue that many fathers face is that the mother of their child is not legally required to have their consent for an abortion. Mothers can choose to terminate the pregnancy despite the objections of the father because she has a right to privacy in her medical decisions and she is more directly affected by the pregnancy. However, the father may attempt to veto her choice, but since the woman actually carries the child the balance weighs in her favor, preventing the …show more content…
Casey. The Supreme Court saw the notification requirement as a burden on women who may fear for their safety or their children’s safety, but this contains one major flaw. The flaw in this conclusion is that, although this helps women who are in abusive relationships, it harms fathers who are not abusive and whose only goal is to raise their child. The father’s rights are ripped away from him without his knowing of it and this is undeniably