Doe v. Bolton
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Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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abortion case → landmark decision → |
| citation |
410 U.S. 179
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| companionCaseOf |
Roe v. Wade
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment → Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionDate |
1973-01-22
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| decisionType |
per curiam-like companion to Roe v. Wade
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| defined |
health of the mother to include physical, emotional, psychological, familial factors, and the woman’s age
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| dissentingJustice |
Byron R. White
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William H. Rehnquist → |
| fullCaseName |
Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
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| held |
that a residency requirement for women seeking abortions in Georgia was unconstitutional
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that limiting hospital access for abortions to accredited hospitals was unconstitutional → that overly restrictive procedural requirements for obtaining abortions violated the Fourteenth Amendment → that requiring approval by a hospital committee for abortions was unconstitutional → that requiring concurrence of multiple physicians for abortions was unconstitutional → that several provisions of the Georgia abortion statute were unconstitutional → |
| jurisdiction |
Georgia
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| legalEffect |
broadened the definition of maternal health in the abortion context
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expanded the scope of abortion rights recognized in Roe v. Wade → limited states' ability to impose procedural barriers to abortion → |
| legalSubject |
abortion
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privacy rights → substantive due process → |
| majorityJusticesJoining |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Potter Stewart → Thurgood Marshall → Warren E. Burger → William J. Brennan Jr. → William O. Douglas → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Harry A. Blackmun
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| originatingJurisdiction |
State of Georgia
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| pageInUnitedStatesReports |
179
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| petitioner |
Mary Doe
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| relatedTo |
reproductive rights in the United States
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right to privacy → |
| respondent |
Arthur K. Bolton
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| respondentOffice |
Attorney General of Georgia
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| subsequentHistory |
limited and effectively overruled in part by Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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| topic |
United States constitutional law
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medical regulation and licensing → women’s rights in the United States → |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports |
410
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| yearDecided |
1973
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Doe v. Bolton
("Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.")
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fullCaseName |
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Roe v. Wade
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hasRelatedCase |
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Mary Doe
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isPlaintiffIn |
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Mary Doe
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legalCase |
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Mary Doe
("Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973)")
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legalCaseCitation |
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91-902
("Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists")
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relatedPrecedent |