Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Year:Decided on June,29,1992

Results:5 votes PPH, 4 votes against, in favor of Planned Parenthood

Constitutional Issue:The "Due Process" clause under the 5th amendment

Civil Rights/Liberties:Civil Liberties

Significance:The court created a new standard to determine if an abortion law is constitutional.The new standard asks whether a state abortion regulation has the purpose or effect of imposing an "undue burden," which is defined as a "substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion before the fetus attains viability."

Quote from Majority Opinion:Justice O'Connor, Kenndey, and Scouts and wrote, "Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt. Yet 19 years after our holding that the Constitution protects a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy in its early stages, Roe v. Wade (1973), that definition of liberty is still questioned. Joining the respondents as amicus curiae, the United States, as it has done in five other cases in the last decade, again asks us to overrule Roe."

Dissent:They argued that the court decisions was pointless cause Roe v. Wade case was over and already created a perfect standard.

6 Word Summary:New abortion standard formed to help