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Roe v Wade
Roe v Wade was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction -
Doe v Bolten
Court ruled that a woman's right to an abortion could not be limited by the state if abortion was sought for reasons of maternal health. The Court defined health as "all factors – physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman's age – relevant to the well-being of the patient." This case occurred on the same day as the case of Roe v Wade. -
Conflict over Abortion Starts
After the court case of Roe v Wade, cultural conflict began on whether abortion should be legal or not. -
Planned Parenthood v. Danforth
Required a married woman to obtain the consent of her husband prior to an abortion, and required consent of parents before an abortion could be performed on their minor daughter -
City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
The Court invalidated informed consent requirements that included information on the medical risks of abortion, fetal development, alternatives to abortion, and a 24-hour waiting period. Also invalidated were provisions related to parental consent without judicial bypass, a provision requiring abortions to be performed only in hospitals after the first trimester, and one requiring fetal remains to be disposed of in a “humane and sanitary” manner. -
Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
The Court invalidated a Pennsylvania statute which required, inter alia, informed consent on
fetal development, abortion alternatives, and the medical risks of abortion, reporting of abortions,
and requiring that the physician use the abortion method most likely to preserve the life of a
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Rust v. Sullivan
A case in which the United States Supreme Court that upheld regulations prohibiting employees in federally funded family-planning facilities from counseling a patient on abortion. -
Louisiana’s Act 620: Struck Down
Wanted to put restrictions on abortion rights in Louisiana and, eventually, to overrule Roe v. Wade. However, the act was not approved. -
Citations
Timeline of Important Reproductive Freedom Cases Decided by the Supreme Court. (2009, February 02). Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://www.aclu.org/other/timeline-important-reproductive-freedom-cases-decided-supreme-court Liptak, A. (2020, June 29). Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Law, With Roberts the Deciding Vote. Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/supreme-court-abortion-louisiana.html -
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Prediction
I believe that abortion in the United Sates will eventually be abolished. Today, restrictions are starting to appear on abortion, although it isn't completely illegal, many people are pushing to make that happen. Many states are cracking down on abortion leaving little to no clinics for abortion or putting restrictions on when abortions are legal. -
Analysis
Over time, the part of the issue that changed most over time was how people viewed abortion. Abortion has started to become a very conflicting matter. From the start of the prohibition of legal abortion in the 1880's till 1973, when the court case of Roe v Wade. Until this point abortion was completely illegal, but this court case gave the freedom to the mother to decide. There has been little to no compromise on abortion over time, however, compromise may be coming soon.
