If you unhook the violinist before then, he or she will die. Ergo, if this actual person has no rights, then the fetus has none either. Tribe's venture into philosophy seems no more valid than his foray into pop psychology, and it is unlikely that his analysis of public opinion is correct either. Perhaps through these examples, Tribe unwittingly illustrates that abortion rights cannot be derived solely from law. This directly contradicts his earlier thesis.
Tribe erroneously defines the Bill of Rights as the first eight amendments to the Constitution.
It consists of the first ten. This is especially strange because the Ninth Amendment figures prominently in his argument that abortion rights are protected by the Bill of Rights. In spite of these relatively minor failings, the book is sure to become required reading for those in the pro-choice movement, and those on the other side of the question should read it as well if they are to fully understand the legal debate they have involved themselves in. Admittedly, those neutral on the question will not find a balanced presentation, but it will certainly add insight for anyone. Tribe concludes, naturally enough, that abortion must remain legal, even if it could be outlawed without disrupting the constitutional framework.