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Reproduction and Medical Interventionism: An Historical Comment
A common assessment of the case of In re A.C. is that it presents an insoluble dilemma, or a weighing of imponderables: an individual\u27s bodily integrity on one side, and the potential life of the unborn on the other
Early Election Projections, Restrictions on Exit Polling, and the First Amendment
The television networks\u27 practice of predicting the outcomes of political contests of national significance early on Election Day has generated considerable controversy. In 1980, NBC\u27s early projection of a Ronald Reagan landslide, together with Jimmy Carter\u27s early concession speech, was widely reported to have discouraged many voters in Western states from casting their ballots.Similar behavior by the networks during the 1982 and 1984 elections, while yielding fewer dramatic anecdotes about voters leaving the polls without casting their ballots, likewise generated concern among politicians and the public at large