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 Court
Cases
These court cases are some of the
most important concerning the issue of abortion. They have decided the legality of
abortion and also the specific rules which surround this procedure. Students of the
abortion issue should know at least the significance of each decision. These cases
present the full text of the decision. They are lengthy documents, so please be
patient when loading them. If you are trying to understand the essence of the
case, look in the syllabus or index and then in the last section of the court's
opinion. Please feel free to print these and distribute them in any way you
wish. The information is property of the government.
Roe v. Wade, 1972
This case was the most significant in the
history of abortion in America. It provided that abortions should be legal if there
was a convincing reason to have one (such as was stated in Jane Roe's case). This
decision was immediately updated in Doe v. Bolton.
Roe v.
Wade Syllabus
Court's Opinion, Justice Blackmun Part 1
Court's Opinion, Justice Blackmun Part 2
Court's
Opinion, Justice Blackmun Part 3
Court's Opinion, Justice Blackmun
Part 4
Chief Justice Burger's concurring opinion
Justice Stewart's concurring opinion
Justice Douglas' concurring opinion
Justices White's dissenting opinion
Justice Rehnquist's dissenting opinion
Griswald v. Connecticut, 1965
This
case was to be a stepping stone to Roe v. Wade. The case provided that it was
unconstitutional to outlaw contraceptives of any sort.
Court's Opinion, Justice
Douglas
Justice White's concurring opinion
Justice Harlan's concurring opinion
Justice Goldberg's concurring opinion
Justice Black's dissenting opinion
Justice Stewart's dissenting opinion
Planned Parenthood v. Casey,
1992
This
case stemmed from laws that required abortion providers to follow certain rules as
parental consent and notification of the babies age. The court decision provides the
rules which abortion providers must work through in order to comply with the law.
Many of the rules are in the appendix.
O'Conner, Kennedy
and Souter's Syllabus
O'Conner, Kennedy and Souter's Court Opinion 1
O'Conner, Kennedy and Souter's Court Opinion 2
O'Conner, Kennedy and Souter's Court Opinion 3
O'Conner, Kennedy and Souter's Court Opinion 4
O'Conner, Kennedy and Souter's Court Appendix
Rehnquist's dissenting opinion 1
Rehnquist's dissenting opinion 2
Stevens, concurring in part, dissenting in part
Scalia, concurring in part , dissenting in part
Blackmun, concurring in part, dissenting in part
Case Studies
The
Webster Decision: A discussion of the implications of the Webster decision by
the courts.
The
Casey Decision: A discussion of the implications of the Casey decision by the
courts.
NOW v.
Schiedler in court An in depth analysis of the court battle of Joe Schiedler and
the National Organization for Women. Written in easy to read English.
The Effects of Roe
v. Wade: A discussion of the effects of the court decision in Roe v. Wade and
other cases on the issue of abortion.
The Court's
Decision on Abortion and Slavery: A discussion and summary of the similarities
between the Dred Scott decision and Roe v. Wade.
The
Court's Definition of Health: Health is one of the most important definitions as
defined by the court. A discussion on the court's definition and its implications.
Abortion
is Legal for Any Reason to the Day of Birth: A discussion of the court's backing
of abortion until the day of birth.
The
Court's Continuing Influence: A list of cases and their implications on the area of
abortion.
The Ultimate
Discussion on "Choice": Does she have a right to choose
abortion? Does this supersede the fetal Right to Live?
Do
Rights Have Limits? A discussion on which rights can limit others.
Articles About the Court
Norma
McCorvey's Conversion Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe in the Roe v. Wade case shocked
the world when she came out against abortion. Full report on details available.
The
Second Question in the Debate on Abortion: Should all human life be given equal
protection under the law, or can certain human lives be discriminated against. If
so, on what basis? A discussion of rights of both women and the unborn and how to
determine which is valid.
When
Rights Conflict, Who is to Judge which is More Important? A discussion of the
Constitutional, Legal, and Moral aspects of human rights.
The Court and
"Health": What happened when the courts restricted acceptable reasons
for abortion to the "health" of the mother? See how this word is now
defined and how there are actually no restrictions.
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