Planned+Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood vs. Casey //Planned Parenthood vs. Casey// was a case in 1992 that challenged the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s abortion regulations. The regulations included parental and spousal notification, requirements of doctors to inform women of the dangers of an abortion before she underwent the process, the imposition of a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, and certain reporting requirements on abortion facilities. The Supreme Court’s ruling was a plurality, meaning no one incontrovertible opinion was set forth. However the plurality opinion (with the most justices) asserted that a woman did ultimately have the right to an abortion, unhindered by government regulation. However, the plurality opinion also held that the protection of a living fetus was more important than a woman’s right to an abortion, and that the government could do whatever necessary to protect that “life”. However what that life consisted of was vaguely defined.

Matthew Milliron