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Dobbs Sentences #79: Part II B 2 b
Paragraph 2 of 2 Sentence 2 of 3 Finally. The next sentence is a single claim, and one that’s easily tracked down and confirmed: “In Maryland in 1652, for example, an indictment charged that a man ‘Murtherously endeavoured to destroy or Murther the Child by him begotten in the Womb.’ Proprietary v. Mitchell, 10 Md. […]
Dobbs Sentences #78: Part II B 2 b
Paragraph 2 of 2 Sentence 1 of 3 The opening sentence of the next paragraph has a single claim: “The few cases available from the early colonial period corroborate that abortion was a crime. See generally Dellapenna 215–228 (collecting cases).” But I don’t have easy access to the Dellapenna book, so this will have to […]
Cynical Jason 