Planned Parenthood v. Casey

In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) the United States Supreme Court held (in accordance with its decision in Roe v. Wade) that States may regulate abortion, so long as it does not place “undue burden on a woman's constitutional right to decide to terminate a pregnancy.”

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.