Forced pregnancy is defined as when someone becomes pregnant against their will and cannot easily access abortion care. Forced pregnancy could be a war crime punishable by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The crime has the following...
gender, sexuality, and reproductive rights
gender bias
Gender bias refers to a person receiving different treatment based on the person’s real or perceived gender identity. Under California Family Code § 3011, a court should not consider the gender identity or gender expression of a...
gender identity
Gender identity is a person’s self-identified gender, which may or may not correspond with their "sex assigned at birth." Gender identity is how a person experiences and expresses their gender. The Yogyakarta Principles,...
installment agreement
Installment agreement allows a taxpayer to pay the unpaid federal taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on a monthly basis. The authority to enter into an installment agreement is statutorily defined in the Internal Revenue...
LGBT
LGBT or GLBT is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Gay is used to describe persons, specifically men, who are romantically or sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. Lesbian is a preferred term for women who are...
marriage
Marriage is the legal union of individuals.The basic elements of a marriage are: (1) the parties' legal ability to marry each other, (2) mutual consent of the parties, and (3) a marriage contract as required by law.
See also Common-Law...
privacy
Overview:
There is a long and evolving history regarding the right to privacy in the United States. In the context of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court first recognized the “right to privacy” in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Before...
right to privacy
Overview:
There is a long and evolving history regarding the right to privacy in the United States. In the context of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court first recognized the “right to privacy” in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Before...
same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between partners of the same sex and/or gender identity. For example, a marriage between two men or two women.
In 2003, Massachusetts became the first state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex...
undue burden
An undue burden arises if the purpose or effect of the state restriction on abortion has placed a substantial obstacle on a someone seeking an abortion of a non-viable fetus. If the person seeking an abortion of a non-viable fetus can prove...