Planned Parenthood v. Casey

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Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
abortion rights case
landmark decision
areaOfLaw constitutional law
reproductive rights
substantive due process
citation 505 U.S. 833
concurringInPartBy Harry A. Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
constitutionalProvision Due Process Clause
Fourteenth Amendment
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1992-06-29
defined an undue burden exists if a regulation has the purpose or effect of placing a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking a pre-viability abortion
dissentBy Antonin Scalia
Byron R. White
Clarence Thomas
William H. Rehnquist
docketNumber 91-744
91-902
fullName Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
held 24-hour waiting period requirement is constitutional
informed consent requirements are largely constitutional
parental consent requirement with judicial bypass is constitutional
reaffirmed the essential holding of Roe v. Wade
recognized a constitutional right to choose to have an abortion before fetal viability
spousal notification requirement for abortion is unconstitutional
states may regulate abortion before viability if regulations do not impose an undue burden
impact became leading precedent on abortion regulation until 2022
shaped abortion jurisprudence through undue burden test
involvedParty Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey
issue constitutionality of Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act provisions
jurisdiction United States
legalStandardCreated undue burden standard
limited trimester framework of Roe v. Wade
majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
David H. Souter
Sandra Day O'Connor
modified Roe v. Wade
overturnedInPartBy Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
pluralityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
David H. Souter
Sandra Day O'Connor
reaffirmed Roe v. Wade
relatedCase Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Roe v. Wade
replaced Roe v. Wade trimester framework with viability-based framework
Robert P. CaseyRole Governor of Pennsylvania
stateOfOrigin Pennsylvania
term 1991 Term


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