Olivier Piton is a public law attorney in the United States and elected to the Assembly of French Citizens Abroad (AFE). He has published several notable works, such as
The New American Revolution
(Plon, 2016) and
Kamala Harris.
The Pioneer of America
(Plon, 2021).
THE FIGAROVOX. - What exactly does the Supreme Court decision say? And what had Roe v. Wade in 1973?
Olivier PITTON. -
First, and this is very important to understand what follows, “Roe v.
Wade, 410 US 113” is the decision of a court, the Supreme Court of the United States.
It is therefore the majority choice of nine appointed judges and not a law passed by elected parliamentarians.
This historic judgment dates from 1973 on the question of the constitutionality of laws that criminalize or restrict access to abortion.
The Court had to decide whether the right to privacy arising from the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution extends to the decision of a…
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