Gonzales v. Raich

Until recently in 2005, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons that the death penalty cannot be applied to individuals who were under the age of 18 at the time that the crime was committed (Adelman, 2005). The mentally ill and insane are also exempt from the death penalty. In the Ford v. Wainwright case of 1986, the Supreme Court banned the execution of insane persons. However this was reversed in Penry v. Lynaugh (1989), when the Court decided that the execution of people…

The case of caparo and its establishment of a tripartite test in establishing a duty of care just the latest attempt by the judiciary to articulate a general test the establishment of a duty of care concepts of foreseeability and neighbourhood as mentioned by Lord Aitken in Donaghue and Stevenson. The basic premise of Capro is that in order for there to be liability in negligence three elements must be satisfied and those elements are foreseeability of damage, the relationship of proximity…

In recent years, abortion has become a common thing in America. 21% of women who are getting abortions feel that they are not ready to take on the responsibility of taking care baby (Abortions). Another 21% feel as if they have insufficient finances to provide the child with its necessary needs (Abortions). There are about 1.21 million abortions that happen in America each year (Abortions). Despite the epic increase of abortion rates throughout the years, there are noble standards and values of…

between corporal punishment and abuse, United States federal law allows corporal punishment in both school and home settings. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled in Ingraham v. Wright that corporal punishment could not be considered “cruel and unusual punishment” as punishment in schools were not the same as criminal punishment (Ingraham v. Wright). It is ultimately left up to the states whether or not to…

The fetus, just like a human, has all the functioning organs it needs to have to be considered a human and needs to have the right of life. "Blood, tissue, and tiny organs were pulled out of their environment into a filter" (Terzo 1). Based on the information acquired, abortion should be illegal because abortion is murder, Norma (Roe) lied in court to take part in the legalization of abortion, the fetus is a human and has the right to be born, there are health complications towards the mother…

particular women’s rights as they applied in medical decisions. Roe v Wade (1973) was a case in which a pregnant single woman brought a class action suit against the Texas criminal abortion…

Life begins with the moment of conception and ends with death. From the moment of conception every human life matters, but abortion says differently. When a mother is contemplating on having an abortion she is not considering the type of life that her child could have. Abortion is considered the “death penalty” for an innocent child simply because the parents were not ready for a child or the parents did not want a baby. The main people who are affected in this matter are the parents of the…

Throughout history, society has looked at the role of woman with a domestic and submissive perspective. Women were the property of men, and were there to pleasure him, bear his children, and relieve him of the domestic duties. Throughout time the role of women in society has evolved; however, women still struggle to have full control of their own bodies. As Adrienne Rich said (Of Women Born):"Women are controlled by lashing us to our bodies." The theme of women being lashed to their bodies has…

Case Name: State v. Thompson Citation: 288 Ga. 165, 166–167, 702 S.E.2d 198 Year decided: 2010 Facts: On the night of September 12, 2006, several DeKalb County officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in Stone Mountain, GA on a possible stolen vehicle report. Upon arrival, contact was made with the complainant Earl McCord along with several other residents of the complex. After interviewing all parties present, it was concluded that the vehicle had not been stolen but had in fact had…

Birth Control Access: Making America a Better Place What does the average person think of when they hear “birth control accessibility”? The right to contraceptive medication does not include the legal right to abortions, in fact, it actually decreases the need for them. It is an important part of women’s right and conclusively, everyone’s rights. That’s what anyone should think when they hear those three words. Birth control should be accessible to women nationally because it slows abortion…