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'''Father's right to object to abortion''' is recognized in some countries, particularly in [[Latin America]], while not in others. States could establish this right by court order or by statute in the [[United States]]. Since ''[[Dobbs]]'', there is no constitutional right to an [[abortion]] by a woman (or a man pressuring a woman) in the United States.

'''Father's right to object to abortion''' is recognized in some countries, particularly in [[Latin America]], while not in others. States could establish this right by court order or by statute in the [[United States]]. Since ''[[Dobbs]]'', there is no constitutional right to an [[abortion]] by a woman (or a man pressuring a woman) in the United States.  Fathers typically do have rights in frozen embryos, and a similar right should exist for implanted embryos. 

 

The Court’s decision in Dobbs overturned the key judgment in Casey but did not specifically address the issue of undue burden or paternal notification. Parental rights were not an issue during the Dobbs arguments. Since ''Dobbs'' allows states to make their own abortion laws, these legal rights are evolving.

Relevant cases and issues:

Relevant cases and issues:

*''Planned Parenthood v. Danforth'' (1976): a Supreme Court decision rejecting a constitutional (but not a statutory) right of a father to veto an abortion. The flawed reasoning was that the mother bears the primary physical burden of pregnancy.  

*''Planned Parenthood v. Danforth'' (1976) (implicitly overruled by ''Dobbs''): a Supreme Court decision rejecting a constitutional (but not a statutory) right of a father to veto an abortion. The flawed reasoning was that the mother bears the primary physical burden of pregnancy.  Moreover, the primary issues in ''Danforth'' were vagueness and overbreadth.

*''Casey'': "The Court’s decision in Dobbs overturned the key judgment in Casey but did not specifically address the issue of undue burden or paternal notification. Parental rights were not an issue during the Dobbs arguments. Since Dobbs allows states to make their own abortion laws, these legal rights are evolving." Melissa Bender, Esq., and FindLaw Staff, "Fathers’ Rights and Abortion" (July 22, 2023).

*''Right to Privacy'' (abrogated by ''Dobbs''): a woman has sometimes had a right to privacy in making healthcare decisions, which in some states includes a right to have an abortion.

*''Right to Privacy'' (abrogated by ''Dobbs''): a woman has sometimes had a right to privacy in making healthcare decisions, which in some states includes a right to have an abortion.

*private agreements

*private agreements

{{cquote|Tennessee paternity actions do not abridge a putative father's right to procreational autonomy, because such actions do not interfere with the determination of whether to father a child. Any private wrong or other such unfair treatment that previously interfered with a man's procreational autonomy "does not rise to the level of a constitutional violation." 449 N.E.2d at 716. Accordingly, we hold that Tennessee's paternity statutes do not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's right to privacy.}}

{{cquote|Tennessee paternity actions do not abridge a putative father's right to procreational autonomy, because such actions do not interfere with the determination of whether to father a child. Any private wrong or other such unfair treatment that previously interfered with a man's procreational autonomy "does not rise to the level of a constitutional violation." 449 N.E.2d at 716. Accordingly, we hold that Tennessee's paternity statutes do not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's right to privacy.}}

''Sorrel v. Henson'', Appeal No. 02A01-9609-JV-00212, 1998 Tenn. App. LEXIS 852, at *11 (Ct. App. Dec. 18, 1998).

''Sorrel v. Henson'', Appeal No. 02A01-9609-JV-00212, 1998 Tenn. App. LEXIS 852, at *11 (Ct. App. Dec. 18, 1998).

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