Stenberg v. Carhart
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Stenberg v. Carhart is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Nebraska law banning so-called “partial-birth abortion” as unconstitutional for lacking a health exception for the mother and imposing an undue burden on abortion access.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stenberg v. Carhart canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark abortion rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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reproductive rights law ⓘ |
| challengedLaw | Nebraska partial-birth abortion ban statute ⓘ |
| citation | 530 U.S. 914 ⓘ |
| concernsProcedure | so-called partial-birth abortion ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-06-28 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion with multiple dissents ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 99-830 ⓘ |
| effect |
invalidated Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion ban
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limited states’ ability to ban certain abortion procedures without health exceptions ⓘ |
| finding | statute was vague and could cover more than one abortion method ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| holding |
Abortion regulations must include a health exception for the mother
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Nebraska law imposed an undue burden on a woman’s right to choose abortion ⓘ Nebraska statute banning partial-birth abortion is unconstitutional ⓘ |
| impact | reinforced requirement that abortion bans include a maternal health exception ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterLimitedBy | Gonzales v. Carhart ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of partial-birth abortion ban
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requirement of health exception for the mother ⓘ undue burden on abortion access ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| petitioner | Don Stenberg ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ |
| reliesOnPrecedent |
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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surface form:
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| respondent | Dr. Leroy Carhart ⓘ |
| standardApplied | undue burden test from Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ |
| topic |
abortion regulation
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health exception in abortion statutes ⓘ undue burden standard ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5-4 ⓘ |
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