⚖️ Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

Monday, June 27, 2016 All day

Clarified the undue burden standard,- which was developed in the 1983 case City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health and applied in the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey. (Overruled by Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)) Decided June 27, 2016 (argued March 2, 2016). Opinion of the Court: Stephen Breyer → go there Dissenting: Thomas, Alito. Applied: the Fourteenth Amendment → go there Topic: Birth control and abortion. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. 582 (2016), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court announced on June 27, 2016. The Court ruled 5–3 that Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create an undue burden for women seeking an abortion. On June 28, 2016, the Supreme Court refused to hear challenges from Wisconsin and Mississippi where federal appeals courts had enjoined the enforcement of similar laws. Wiki link

⚖️ Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt