But the Georgia statute outlaws virtually all such operations -- even in the earliest stages of pregnancy." Roe, et al. v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

DISSENTING OPINIONS

JUSTICE REHNQUIST

In a dissenting opinion, Justice Rehnquist states that the decision handed down by the Court is one in which a state is disallowed the imposition of any restrictions whatsoever on abortions during the first trimester of the pregnancy. Justice Rehnquist specifically states that there is nothing in the opinion of the Court that "indicates that Texas might not constitutionally apply its proscription of abortion as written to a woman in that state of pregnancy." Roe, et al. v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973) Rehnquist further argues that "The Court eschews the history of the Fourteenth Amendment in its reliance on the 'compelling state interest test. But the Court adds a new wrinkle to this test by transposing it from the...
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