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Griswold v. Connecticut
The supreme court cracked down on a states prohibiting the prescription, sale, or use of contraceptives, even for married couples. -
United States v. Vuitch
The first abortion case to get to the supreme court. A doctor questioned the constitutionality of a law that only permited abortions if the health of the mother was in question. -
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Removed a Massachusetts law that limited contraceptives to married couples who had them prescribed to by a doctor. Giving the the same rights to unmarried couples. -
Roe v. Wade
This case challenged a texas law only permitting abortions in cases where it threatens the mothers life. The supreme court once and for all gave women the right to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy, call ing a "fundamental" right of women. -
Bellotti v. Baird
Gave minors the right to request an abortion without first getting parental consent. -
City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
The supreme court ruled that no law could: require minors under 15 to obtain parental or judicial consent for an abortion, require physicians to give women information designed to dissuade them from having abortions, impose a 24-hour waiting period after the signing of the consent form, or require that all second-trimester abortions be performed in a hospital. -
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
This case challenged some pro life procedures such as the requirement of tests to determine the fetuses visibility, and prohibiting the use of public facilities for abortions. The supreme court ruled these constitutional. -
Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York
The court requires a 15 foot barrier between the clinic and protesters. Also, a barrier between patients and doctors.