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Government

Sep. 12, 2001

Court Defies Judicial-Fruitcake Factor, OKs Prisoner's Right to Reproduce

Onanism. Artificial insemination. Life in prison. Last week's unprecedented 2-1 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a California three-strikes lifer has the right to procreate via artificial insemination is one of those judicial decisions that invites a knee-jerk reaction.

By Garry Abrams
        
        Onanism. Artificial insemination. Life in prison.
        Last week's unprecedented 2-1 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a California three-strikes lifer has the right to procreate via artificial insemination is one of those judicial decisions that invites a knee-jerk reaction.<...

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