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This 5 page paper provides an overview of three different organizations that participated in briefs of amicus curiae in abortion cases. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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(15 cases in a five page paper). The following includes five cases for each of the organizations presented and a brief statement about the general position of each organization.
Closer case analysis would require additional pages. Introduction It has been many years since it was decided that a woman had the right to seek an abortion if
she desired, a decision reached in Roe v Wade. Yet, despite that ruling, and other rulings since then, the issue of abortion is still a very controversial subject and a
subject that is often seen in Supreme Court. It is, to say the least, and incredibly volatile social, spiritual, and legal topic in the United States. Many organizations have
sought to respond to the debates in the Supreme Court through the application of briefs of amicus curiae (friends-of-the Court). The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NARAL Pro-Choice America,
and the American Psychological Association have all filed briefs of amicus curiae in response to the issue of abortion. American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) has filed a number of briefs of amicus or amicus curiae in response to the issue of abortion. In the case of Rust et al v. Sullivan (500
U.S. 173 (1991)), the ACLU filed a brief of amici curiae in conjunction with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Planned Parenthood
of America and the National Association of Women Lawyers (among others). The argument presented in this case was that the Public Health Service Act, which limits the allocation of
Title X federal funds for programs that are involved in any way with the availability or information for abortion services, is unconstitutional (Rust v. Sullivan). The case of
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