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In ''Planned Parenthood v. Casey,'' 505 U.S. 833 (1992), a divided [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', holding that States may regulate [[abortion]] only so long as the regulation does not place "undue burden on a woman's constitutional right to decide to terminate a pregnancy."<ref>[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/91-744.ZS.html]</ref>
In '''''Planned Parenthood v. Casey,''''' 505 U.S. 833 (1992), a divided [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', holding that States may regulate [[abortion]] only so long as the regulation does not place "undue burden on a woman's constitutional right to decide to terminate a pregnancy."<ref>[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/91-744.ZS.html]</ref>
The Pennsylvania law that required a woman to obtain her husband’s consent before having an abortion was declared invalid under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] because its creation of “undue burden” on married women who sought an abortion. However, the requirements for parental consent, [[informed consent]], and 24-hour waiting period were constitutionally valid and were kept in place.
The Pennsylvania law that required a woman to obtain her husband’s consent before having an abortion was declared invalid under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] because its creation of “undue burden” on married women who sought an abortion. However, the requirements for parental consent, [[informed consent]], and 24-hour waiting period were constitutionally valid and were kept in place.
Four [[conservative]] Justices dissented, and Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] (along with Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]) surprised [[conservatives]] by joining the [[liberal]] wing of the Court to give them a majority in this decision. Both Justices Kennedy and O'Connor had been appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]].
Four [[conservative]] Justices dissented, and Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] (along with Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]) surprised [[conservatives]] by joining the [[liberal]] wing of the Court to give them a majority in this decision. Both Justices Kennedy and O'Connor had been appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]].
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:abortion]]
[[category:abortion]]