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Donald B. Cole '44-'43, a Navy landing craftofficer, took part in landings at Guam, LeyteIsland, the Lingayen Gulf, the Bataan peninsulaand Okinawa...
...refusal to reconsider the repeal of the Guam law, the majority opinion cited the argument of "undue burden" to attack the legality of preventing women from having abortions. The justices lifted this argument from last summer's Casey v. Planned Parenthood ruling that fundamentally upheld 1973's landmark Roe v. Wade decision...
...Supreme Court's decision not to rule on the lower court's overturning of the Guam abortion law has significance...
...waiting periods and counseling--aspects of the Mississippi law that could be considered "undue burdens"--were not "undue burdens" for expectant mothers in Pennsylvania. In that case, "undue burden" was used to argue in favor of abortion limits. Now it is used to defend greater access to abortions in Guam. Such arbitrary use of this principle will not produce a coherent definition of legalized abortion in this country...
...weeks ago, Justice Antonin Scalia flatly stated that "the Guam law was struck down on its face." Now Americans must hope that the Supreme Court will face fresh debate on the persisting abortion fury, instead of looking the other way. The high court must show leadership on this crucial issue...