Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note examines the legal and ethical implications of the Rebecca Corneau case, where the state intervened in her pregnancy due to concerns about the viability of her fetus and her refusal of medical care based on religious beliefs. The court balanced Corneau's constitutional rights against the state's interest in protecting the fetus, ultimately prioritizing the latter. This decision highlights the tension between individual autonomy, religious freedom, and fetal rights, raising significant questions about the limits of state intervention in pregnancy.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Courts | Law | Law and Gender | Medical Jurisprudence
Recommended Citation
Marilyn L. Miller,
Fetal Neglect and State Intervention: Preventing Another Attleboro Cult Baby Death,
8
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
71
(2001).
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https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol8/iss1/6
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