Raymond Wacks

The real mistake of Roe v. Wade

Abortion is a matter of autonomy — not privacy

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Raymond Wacks
Raymond Wacks, Emeritus Professor of Law, is the author of numerous books on the right to privacy; his most recent is Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered. His latest book is The Rule of Law under Fire?

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