... and promote strict-constructionism of the Constitution, lasting two terms, he could not overturn Roe, and abortion rights still remained intact. Reagan had replaced retiring liberal Supreme Court justices with Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, and Anthony Kennedy; thus, seeking to create a divided court on the issue of abortion. Justice O'Connor held the pivotal, or swing, vote on a court that has ... ...

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... consequences for this choice could have ruined his public reputation and medical future. This was realistically portrayed in Crichton's book. "Roe vs. Wade is on a collision course with itself,"" states Sandra Day O'Connor in "Feminism and Abortion."" This collision course refers to the emotionally charged issue concerning the right of a woman to have an abortion. This issue is debatable for several ... ...

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