Legal Opinion
Carhart v. Ashcroft
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided September 8, 2004No. 4:03CV3385PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KOPF, Chief Judge.
Again and again the uterus contracts as the cervix opens up. The tiny passageway that once allowed the entrance of a single file of sperm now must widen to about four inches to accommodate a baby’s head.
Human births are far more dangerous than those of other mammals or even other primates. The human brain is three to four times bigger than an ape’s brain. And the pelvis is narrower to allow us to walk upright. A human baby has to go through considerable contortions to make it through the narrow opening. Sometimes, there simply is not enough room. 1
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- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Kyser v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
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