Should the Supreme Court overrule Roe v. Wade?
” • Specificity is guaranteed by reference to Roe v. Wade. • Conceptual simplicity is guaranteed by use of the term “overruled.” Overruling a decision has a clear outcome. It returns the law to where it was before the decision was made. • It addresses the appropriate decision maker. • Answering this question yes or nor generates a coherent public policy proposal. • For all these reasons, this question leads to focused and effective research. Answering this question would require close investigation of the case itself and careful consideration of the substantial legal literature about the case. The specific form of the question narrows the research to “legal considerations” because courts in the United States don’t much deal in questions of theology or public opinion. (Alternatively, if your public policy research question were, “Should Congress adopt a Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion?” it would be a legislative rather than a legal question. Issues of theology and public opinio
