Comments on: Scary Banzhaf http://overlawyered.com/2006/06/scary-banzhaf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scary-banzhaf Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 02:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jake http://overlawyered.com/2006/06/scary-banzhaf/comment-page-1/#comment-3232 Jake Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:38:46 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3587#comment-3232 I look forward to Banzhaf's efforts to reconcile this legislative idea with Roe v Wade. So the State may bar a pregnant woman from smoking, presumably out of concern over fetal health, but may not protect fetal health by restricting abortion? If such legislation were enacted, some women who smoke no doubt would react by aborting their unborn children, rather than giving up smoking. What kind of legislative incentive is that? I look forward to Banzhaf’s efforts to reconcile this legislative idea with Roe v Wade. So the State may bar a pregnant woman from smoking, presumably out of concern over fetal health, but may not protect fetal health by restricting abortion?

If such legislation were enacted, some women who smoke no doubt would react by aborting their unborn children, rather than giving up smoking. What kind of legislative incentive is that?

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