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Caplan: Say No to Sterilization, Forced Abortion

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Art Caplan discusses a troubling case regarding a 32-year-old pregnant woman known as “Mary Moe” who is pregnant for the third time and who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Can the court require her to have an abortion? Ought someone prevent Mary from having sex?

These questions and more are raised by Caplan’s provocative piece on MSNBC. To read it click here.

Summer Johnson McGee, PhD

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