Word: rusts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wake of the Supreme Court's Rust v. Sullivan decision, Congress will again discuss abortion. But this time, in their effort to pass legislation to overrule the Court's decision, liberals should steal the thunder of their righteous opposition. In addition to stressing the consequences for women, pro-choice representatives should emphasize that allowing Rust to stand unchallenged will contribute to the deaths of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of children each year...
...MAKING IT impossible for women to receive information about abortion in federally-funded clinics, Rust v. Sullivan will undoubtedly undermine women's health. The reason is simple: It is more dangerous for a woman to go through childbirth than to have an abortion. So concluded eight major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association in a 1989 Supreme Court brief. By restricting access to abortion, Rust will force women to sacrifice their own health for the sake of their fetus--a responsibility not recognized anywhere else in American jurisprudence...
...vote that stirred the most notice was the tie-breaking yea cast by David Souter, the court's newest Justice. Pro-choice advocates had earlier been encouraged by Souter's sharp questioning of U.S. Solicitor General Kenneth Starr during oral arguments in the Rust case last fall. "The physician cannot perform a normal professional responsibility," Souter had said. "You are telling us ((that the government)) in effect may preclude professional speech." Yet last week Souter concurred in a majority opinion based on that very reasoning. Since the ruling did not directly address the question of a woman's right...
...concerns about medical ethics. Alexander Sanger, president of Planned Parenthood of New York City, said the 1988 & regulations amount to "government-enforced malpractice" by violating "the most basic principles of health care: telling patients the truth, the whole truth, about their condition and their options." Within hours of the Rust decision, Sanger announced that the Planned Parenthood clinic in the South Bronx, where petitioner Dr. Irving Rust serves as medical director, will give up Title X funds and continue to advise women on their full range of options...
...practical terms, what will be the effect of the Rust decision? In the clinics, constitutional questions are reduced to basics: Where can I get an abortion? How much will it cost? "We are literally, totally, utterly gagged," says Amy Dienesch, executive director of Planned Parenthood in the Chicago area. "Women won't have help being referred to a reputable or safe provider." Moreover, clinics that choose to give up federal funds may have to cut staff and curtail hours. Warns Tom Kring of the California Regional Family Planning Council: "The cutbacks may force women seeking first-trimester abortions into waiting...