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mynx

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A former Texas statute made it a crime to procure an abortion except upon medical advice of a physician that indicated such a procedure was necessary for saving the mother's life. The case was argued on the basis of substantive due process. What is substantive due process? How is it applied here? Give other examples of statutes involving issues of substantive due process.

Question 2

Which of the following sets limits on removal of profits from a country?
 A) Expropriation
 B) Forum non conveniens
 C) Repatriation
 D) Sovereign immunity



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Answer to Question 1

Students should discuss the deprivation of a right by statute, e.g., selling drug paraphernalia when one isn't sure what drug paraphernalia is. See Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).

Answer to Question 2

C



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