"At the end of the Civil War slavery was for the first time authorized by the US Constitution in the 13th Amendment, w…"

"Each of the organizations and individuals urges upon the Court the position that laws restricting or regulating abort…"

"From the outset, the Amendment has been interpreted by this Court to apply to all persons without regard to race or c…"

"The women who bear children and the medical experts who assist them testify that pregnancy and childbearing are indee…"

"The Thirteenth Amendment’s promise of freedom has long provided to male citizens the sovereign control of their own b…"

"When women are compelled to carry and bear children, they are subjected to “involuntary servitude” in violation of th…"

"The idea of self-ownership is inextricably linked with our society’s ideals of individual worth and dignity To give c…"

"Most of the jurisprudence surrounding the thirteenth amendment concerns Congress’ power under the second section, but…"

"Bailey’s definition of involuntary servitude as “that control by which the personal service of one man is disposed of…"

"Bailey’s libertarian reading go the amendment, in which the right to freedom outweighs any other consideration, may s…"