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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]]'' with modifications, 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 (by one parent with a judicial bypass provision), [[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 with respect to the "undue burden" standard and the invalidation of requirement of obtaining a husband's consent.  Both Justices Kennedy and O'Connor had been appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]].

 

Justice Blackmun, the author of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', dissented in part because he thought that a standard "strict scrutiny" of abortion laws should be adopted, and that all the challenged provisions of the Pennsylvania statute should have been invalidated, including even a reporting requirement.

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