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Quotes from Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes — Laurence Tribe

born 1941 United States

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Nothing is more devastating than a life without liberty.

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990)

This book challenges the inevitability of permanent conflict... and tries to lay the groundwork for moving on.

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990)

Who knows the names of the countless women who have died from painful and illegal abortions? What of the names of the countless babies who would have been born...

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990)

This book must... touch... deep and difficult questions about birth and death... life and its inception... sexuality and gender, about distribution of power.

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990)

Since it first came before the Supreme Court... abortion... has been about the Constitution. Whom does it protect? How do we decide..?

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990)

This is... a book about morality. By offering several perspectives... some rooted in philosophy, some... in science and technology, we may come to see new ways to understand...

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990)

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