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Reproductive Technologies and Free Speech

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2022

Sonia M. Suter
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Abstract

The Supreme Court and lower courts have not articulated a clear or consistent framework for First Amendment analysis of speech restrictions in health care and with respect to abortion. After offering a coherent doctrine for analysis of speech restrictions in the doctor-patient relationship, this piece demonstrates how potential legislation restricting patient access to information from reproductive testing intended to limit “undesirable” reproductive choices would violate the First Amendment.

Keywords

First AmendmentPrenatal TestingPreimplantation Genetic TestingAbortionReproductive Rights
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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 49 , Issue 4: First Amendment Values in Health Care , Winter 2021 , pp. 514 - 530
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© 2021 The Author(s)

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