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Extraction Summary
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Events
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Document Information
Type:
Manuscript draft / book excerpt
File Size:
2.83 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript draft (likely by Alan Dershowitz, referencing his book 'Supreme Injustice') dated April 2, 2012. The text discusses the legal and philosophical complexities of abortion, the definition of when life begins, religious perspectives (specifically Catholic), and connects the politicization of abortion to the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore. The document bears a House Oversight Committee stamp.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Dershowitz | Author (Implied) |
The text is written in the first person ('I wrote a book (Supreme Injustice)...'). Alan Dershowitz is the author of '...
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| George W. Bush | Former US President |
Mentioned in the context of the 2000 Presidential election and the Supreme Court decision.
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| Al Gore | Former Vice President |
Mentioned in the context of the case Bush v. Gore.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court |
Referenced regarding the Bush v. Gore decision and abortion rulings.
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| The Vatican |
Referenced regarding the official Catholic position on the death penalty.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017400'.
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Timeline (2 events)
2000
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Context of the laws, election, and Supreme Court discussed.
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Relationships (1)
Author wrote a book criticizing the Supreme Court decision that handed the election to Bush.
Key Quotes (3)
"Politically I have always supported a women’s right to choose abortion, since I do not regard an early term fetus as a human being for purposes of the abortion debate."Source
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Quote #1
"I wrote a book (Supreme Injustice) in which I argued that 'the seeds' of Bush v. Gore 'were planted by the campaign to constitutionalize a woman’s right to choose abortion.'"Source
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Quote #2
"Unlike the issue of equality for gays or state-enforced racial segregation, the controversy over abortion has no absolute right and wrong, either morally or constitutionally."Source
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